Press Releases
Jun 03, 2025
DHS Investigation Confirms Tent Facilities Used During President Trump’s First Term Were Unsafe
Findings come as Trump administration seeks to revive same tent facilities for mass deportation program
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 02, 2025
Digital Identity Leaders and Privacy Experts Sound the Alarm on Invasive ID Systems
Signatories, including the ACLU, warn officials of “Phone Home” feature of digital IDs that allows the government to track people’s daily lives
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 30, 2025
Coalition Acts to Protect Pregnant Patients’ Federal Right to Emergency Care, Including Abortion
By Intervening in a Federal Challenge to EMTALA, Doctors for America Seeks to Protect Health and Lifesaving Care
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 30, 2025
Federal Court Rules in Favor of U.S. Citizen Illegally Detained for Deportation by Florida Sheriff
Decision affirms that U.S. citizen Peter Sean Brown was illegally detained in violation of Fourth Amendment rights
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Peter Sean Brown v. Richard Ramsay
May 29, 2025
Civil Rights Organizations Raise Alarm Over Conditions and Rights Violations at Immigrant Detention Facilities Run by Federal Agencies
Advocates detail extensive rights violations at detention facilities in Florida and Kansas, as some detained individuals are denied release even after winning their immigration cases
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 29, 2025
Civil Liberties Groups Will Sue Over Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Public Schools
AUSTIN, Texas— The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Freedom From Religion F...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
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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.