Press Releases
Oct 06, 2020
ACLU Wins Suit Forcing Trump Administration to Reveal its Killing Policy Rules
NEW YORK — A U.S. district court has ordered the Trump administration to lift the total secrecy surrounding its rules for drone strikes and other killings abroad. This order com...
Oct 05, 2020
Court Rules Alaska Witness Signature Requirement for Absentee Ballots is Unconstitutional During COVID-19 Pandemic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska court has ruled that the witness requirement for absentee ballots is unconstitutional during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parties in this case are working...
Court case: Arctic Village Council v. Meyer
Oct 05, 2020
ACLU of Iowa Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Protesters Banned from Capitol
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group of five protesters who have been banned from the Iowa Capitol Complex have filed a lawsuit because the ban blocks their fundamental constitutional righ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 05, 2020
ACLU of Southern California Proposition Endorsements for 2020 Election
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California endorses Yes on Propositions 15, 16, 17, 18, and 21 and No on Propositions 19, 20, 22, 24, and 25 for the election on Nove...
Oct 05, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Releases Report Suggesting 17 Recommendations for County Elections Officials from Georgia Poll Workers
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia has released its report “Recommendations on Best Practices for County Elections Officials from Georgia Poll Workers.” The COVID-19 pandemic has ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 05, 2020
ACLU Responds to Comments from Justices Thomas and Alito
WASHINGTON — James Esseks, director of the American Civil Liberties Union LGBT & HIV Project issued the following statement in response to comments made by Justices Clarence ...
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
Washington, D.C.Dec 2025
Civil Liberties
Voting Rights
United States V. Evans. Explore Case.United States v. Evans
Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.