Press Releases
Aug 06, 2020
Federal Court Extends Restraining Order on Federal Agents in Portland
PORTLAND, ORE. — A federal court today extended a restraining order on federal agents in Portland. The order, secured in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of ...
Aug 06, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover COVID Impact and Cost of Federal Executions
The records requested include communications and documents related to the following:
The number of COVID-19 tests administered to people incarcerated at the federal prison in Ter...
Aug 06, 2020
NYCLU, Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Harmful NEPA Rules
WASHINGTON – A broad coalition of justice and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its regulations that would gut environmental reviews and silence commu...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Free Speech
Aug 06, 2020
ACLU Settlement is A Huge Step Toward Remedying Nevada’s Longstanding Public Defense Crisis
Settlement delivers constitutionally-guaranteed legal representation to criminal defendants accused who cannot afford lawyers; will build upon last year’s legislative reform
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Davis v. Nevada
Aug 05, 2020
Tennessee Supreme Court Allows Mail Ballots for All Voters With Underlying Health Conditions and Their Caretakers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Under a Tennessee Supreme Court decision issued today, the state must permit every eligible voter with an underlying health condition that makes them especiall...
Court case: Lay v. Goins
Aug 05, 2020
Landmark Settlement Yields One of Nation’s Strongest Jail Policies Protecting Transgender People in Custody
Agreement Follows Lawsuit on Behalf of Woman Subjected to Harassment and Discrimination in Steuben County, N.Y. Jail
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
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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. -
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.