Press Releases
Oct 04, 2020
Court Rules That Ban on “Offensive” License Plates Likely Violates First Amendment
A federal judge has ruled that a state law allowing the DMV to reject vanity plates that are "offensive to good taste" likely violates the First Amendment, and has allowed an environmentally-conscious car owner to continue to display "FKGAS" license plate
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 02, 2020
Protester Who Lost an Eye While Demonstrating Against Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Wayne
INDIANAPOLIS — The ACLU of Indiana and Sidley Austin LLP today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Balin Brake, a 21-year-old resident of Fort Wayne whose right eye was destroyed while ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 01, 2020
Documents Obtained by ACLU Reveal Border Patrol Agents Were Authorized to Use Deadly Force at George Floyd’s Burial
HOUSTON — Newly uncovered documents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveal the agency’s planned massive presence and militarized police response at George Floyd...
Oct 01, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New York Contact Tracing App
NEW YORK — Today Governor Cuomo announced the rollout of a contact tracing smartphone app that would notify users of close contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Oct 01, 2020
Future E.U.-U.S. Data Transfers: E.U. Must Push Back on the U.S.’ Surveillance Game
BRUSSELS & WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and Access Now are calling on the European Commission to press the United States to reform its surveillance laws, s...
Oct 01, 2020
ACLU Statement on Trump Refugee Cap
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the government sent its report to Congress proposing the admission of just 15,000 refugees for this fiscal year. Before Trump, no president of either part...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.