Press Releases
Aug 17, 2020
ACLU of Delaware Unveils New Report on Delaware Probation System
Findings Demonstrate Need for Officials to Reform System Now
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 17, 2020
ACLU has Filed 400 Legal Actions Against Trump Administration
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed 400 legal actions against the Trump administration. The 400th filing was a class-action lawsuit that seeks to block the re...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Aug 14, 2020
NYCLU Requests to Join Suit about Buffalo Police Misconduct
Motion to Intervene Filed with Shearman & Sterling LLP for NYCLU to Join as Defendant, Argue on Behalf of Disclosing Full Complaint History
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 14, 2020
North Carolina Supreme Court Reinstates Life Sentence for Marcus Robinson
Court Refused to Ignore Evidence That Death Sentence was Tainted by Racial Discrimination
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 13, 2020
Federal Appellate Court Rules Against Trump Administration, Blocks Rule Requiring People to Make Unnecessary Trips to Get Abortion During Pandemic
Court Rejects Administration’s Request to Reinstate Rule Requiring People Seeking Early Abortion Care to Make an Unnecessary Trip to a Health Care Facility Just to Pick Up Medication During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 13, 2020
Yellowstone County Illegally Discriminated Against Transgender Employee
Judge Rules Gender Identity Is Protected by the Montana Human Rights Act; Health Care Plans Cannot Categorically Exclude Coverage for Gender Affirming Care
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ 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.