Press Releases
Jun 02, 2026
Federal Court Hears Challenge to Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots
Voting rights groups say order is unlawful, warn of mass disenfranchisement
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
May 30, 2026
Legal Organizations File Lawsuit Over Immigration Detention Conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso’s Fort Bliss Military Base
People detained by ICE describe rights violations at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including severe medical neglect, violence by guards, inhumane conditions.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Akari Angye et al v. ICE
May 29, 2026
Federal Court Declares New Hampshire Anti-Voter Law Unconstitutional
Anti-voter law was among the most restrictive in the United States, and placed unconstitutional burdens on voters
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
May 28, 2026
New Filings Detail Disturbing Accounts of Federal Agents Retaliating Against Memphis Residents
Residents describe being surveilled at home, pulled over under false pretenses, boxed in with vehicles, and jailed in retaliation for observing and documenting Memphis Safe Task Force activity
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Demster v. Blanche
May 26, 2026
ACLU-NJ and ACLU Statement on the Events at Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center
NEWARK — Yesterday, federal agents reportedly fired pepper balls and tear gas at people gathered outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, in...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Civil Liberties
May 26, 2026
Voting Rights Groups Successfully Block Discriminatory Alabama Congressional Map
District Court Reinstates Previous Congressional Map Won by Milligan Case
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
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Court CaseJun 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Coe V. Blanche. Explore Case.Coe v. Blanche
Three New York families with adolescent transgender children and two transgender New Yorkers filed a class action lawsuit to protect patient identifying and sensitive health information from being turned over to the Department of Justice in response to federal grand jury subpoenas issued as part of a widespread effort to "end” necessary health care for transgender adolescents. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Hundreds At Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country In Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions. Explore News & Commentary.Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions
Hundreds of people at an immigration facility in New Jersey protested spoiled food, medical neglect, and other inhumane conditions. They were joined by people detained in horrific conditions across the country. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Privacy & Technology
Sigificant Internet Freedom Issues At Stake In Legal Battle Between Amazon And Perplexity. Explore News & Commentary.Sigificant Internet Freedom Issues at Stake in Legal Battle Between Amazon and Perplexity
Outcome of case could severely limit user control and the rights of researchers and journalists on the Web -
FloridaJun 2026
Privacy & Technology
Dillon V. City Of Jacksonville Beach. Explore Case.Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach
On June 10, 2026, the ACLU and ACLU of Florida, with the law firm of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP, filed a wrongful arrest suit on behalf of Robert Dillon, a Florida man who was wrongfully arrested after police relied on an incorrect result from facial recognition technology.