Press Releases
Aug 28, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Urges DeKalb County to Process Absentee Ballot Applications As Required by Law
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia urges the DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections Office to process absentee ballot applications for the November general election as requi...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Aug 27, 2020
Kentucky Voting Rights Lawsuit Dismissed Now that Voters Can Safely Cast Ballots in November
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU-KY Legal Director Corey Shapiro:
“Today we dismissed our lawsuit in which we had sought to extend the election rules set in the ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Aug 27, 2020
ACLU Calls for Immediate Resignation of Kenosha Police Chief and Kenosha County Sheriff for Failed Response to Attempted Murder of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. — Following the lead of organizers on the ground, today the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and National ACLU called for the immediate resignation of Ke...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 27, 2020
Newly Uncovered Documents Reveal Brown University Plan to Dismantle Title IX Agreement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A series of internal emails and documents made public today reveal an intentional plan by Brown University officials to undermine and ultimately destroy a long...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Aug 27, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana: Release of Shooter Who Killed Black Panhandler Demonstrates Racism in Law Enforcement
NEW ORLEANS – Alanah Odoms Hebert, executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, made the following statement about investigators’ initial decision to release Jace Boyd, a white...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 27, 2020
ACLU of Missouri Files Suit Against City of Florissant for Unconstitutional Ordinances Used To Silence and Intimidate Protesters Demanding Police Accountability
ST. LOUIS — The ACLU of Missouri and the First Amendment Clinic at Washington University in St. Louis filed suit this morning against the City of Florissant challenging three unc...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, 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 DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
MassachusettsDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Galvin. Explore Case.United States v. Galvin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls.