Press Releases
Sep 21, 2020
Voting Rights Lawsuit, Maine Groups Call on Governor Mills and Secretary of State Dunlap to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting
Today, the Kennebec County Superior Court will hold a hearing on the constitutionality of many aspects of Maine’s election system, including whether absentee ballots must be coun...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU Statement on Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
NEW YORK — Following reports of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement:
“Few individua...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Sep 18, 2020
Joint Comment on Mississippi Supreme Court Voting Ruling
The following is a joint statement from the ACLU and Mississippi Center for Justice:
The Mississippi Supreme Court today confirmed the position taken by the secretary of state and ...
Court case: Oppenheim v. Watson
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About Medical Abuse at Irwin County Detention Facility
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to s...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Apparent Cover-Up of Killing of Black Motorist by LSP
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today condemned an apparent cover-up by the Louisiana State Police regarding the death of Ronald Greene, who died after a struggle with police...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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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.