Press Releases
May 08, 2025
Black Alabama Voters Win Fair Congressional Representation for Remainder of the Decade
BIRMINGHAM, AL – A federal court has ruled after a full trial that Alabama’s 2023 congressional map not only violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act but was enacted by the ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
May 08, 2025
Individuals in Long-Term Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Challenge Inhumane and Unconstitutional Conditions
SANTA FE, NM — GuJuan Fusilier, Mah-konce Hudson, and O’Shay Toney, three individuals currently held in the Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM), filed a class action lawsuit today...
May 08, 2025
ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Information About ICE Capacity, Contracts in Facilities Nationwide
For first time ever, ICE provides information regarding total capacity of immigration detention facilities run by GEO Group, Inc.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 07, 2025
Military Families Seek Preliminary Injunction Against Censorship in Department of Defense Schools
Military families seek preliminary injunction that would restore curricula, return books to shelves, and prohibit future bans
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
May 07, 2025
ACLU Demands Social Security Administration Turn Over Docs on DOGE’s Access to Americans’ Data
The group also released a related report today on the significant risks of DOGE consolidating federal data
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 07, 2025
Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont
NEW YORK – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the Trump administration’s attempt to further delay Rümeysa Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont. The appeals court ord...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
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PennsylvaniaMay 2025
Mass Incarceration
Jonathan Difraia V. Kevin Ransom. Explore Case.Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom
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TexasMay 2025
Mass Incarceration
M.a.p.s. V. Garite. Explore Case.M.A.P.S. v. Garite
Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district. -
OklahomaMay 2025
Mass Incarceration
Oklahoma State Department Of Education V. Freedom From Religion Foundation. Explore Case.Oklahoma State Department of Education v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
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GeorgiaMay 2025
Mass Incarceration
Smart Justice
Coronell, Et Al. V. Georgia. Explore Case.Coronell, et al. v. Georgia
As a result of Georgia Senate Bill 63, thousands of people are being kept in jail pre-trial because they can’t afford to post bail, even when a judge believes the person should have been released until trial with no risk to the public. The ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project, along with ACLU-GA and the Southern Center for Human Rights, filed a class action lawsuit challenging SB63’s mandatory monetary bail provisions under the Georgia State Constitution.