Press Releases
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU Comment on TikTok and WeChat Transaction Prohibition
WASHINGTON — The Department of Commerce today issued an order implementing President Trump's executive orders sanctioning WeChat and TikTok transactions in the United States.
Be...
Sep 18, 2020
Civil Rights Organizations Demand Alabama Department of Corrections End Unconstitutional COVID-19 Quarantine
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is violating the Eighth Amendment in their treatment of COVID-19 positive incarcerated people who are being quarant...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 17, 2020
Minnesota Will Mail Absentee Ballot Applications to Registered Voters Due to COVID-19
Minnesota Will Mail Absentee Ballot Applications to Registered Voters Due to COVID-19
Action Stems From ACLU Lawsuit
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The state of Minnesota has agreed to mail a...
Sep 17, 2020
Joint Statement on UGA Decision to Allow On-Campus Voting
ATHENS, Ga. — Today was a victory for democracy and access to the ballot box in Athens. After the University of Georgia released a statement yesterday indicating an inability to ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 17, 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak at Adelanto ICE Detention Center
Nearly Half of Those Tested are Positive for the Virus
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2020
Statement of Voting Rights Advocates in Response to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling
HARRISBURG, Penn. — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled today that state law allows county bureaus of elections to set up drop boxes and satellite offices to accept mail and ...
Court case: Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar
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IllinoisJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Matthews. Explore Case.United States v. Matthews
The Department of Justice sued the Illinois Board of Elections, 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. -
HawaiiJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Nago. Explore Case.United States v. Nago
The Department of Justice sued the Hawai‘i Secretary of State, 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
Privacy & Technology
Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition To Spot “persons Of Interest” — Including For The Government. Explore News & Commentary.Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition to Spot “Persons of Interest” — Including For the Government
Are Wegmans and other retailers participating in the Trump war on immigrants? -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
One Year In: Defending The Constitution Under A Second Trump Administration. Explore News & Commentary.One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next.