Press Releases
Aug 19, 2020
Last-Minute Attempts to Deny Mail-In Voting Threatens Democracy, Says ACLU of Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware released the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the Delaware Republican Party to challenge De...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Aug 19, 2020
ACLU Launches New Trump and Vote By Mail TV Ad
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union launched a new six-figure television ad that highlights President Trump and administration officials who vote by mail juxtaposed w...
Aug 19, 2020
New ACLU Report Shows Despite COVID-19, Fatal Police Shootings Continue
Report shows significant racial disparities in police killings continue despite protests
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 18, 2020
ACLU Comment on DOD IG Report Concerning Troop Deployment at Southern Border
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General today released a report concerning its limited investigation into the Trump administration's deployment of troo...
Aug 18, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Releases 2020 Legislative Scorecard on Reproductive Rights
ATLANTA – Today, the ACLU of Georgia released its 2020 Legislative Scorecard on Reproductive Rights to provide a comprehensive look at recent reproductive and women’s rights le...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 18, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Hearing Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law Obstructing Voting Rights Restoration in Florida
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court hearing in a case that may enable hundreds of thousands of Floridians to register to vote in time for the November election concluded today afte...
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world — and potentially in the US — opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance -
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?