Press Releases
Aug 04, 2020
ACLU Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Aug 04, 2020
ACLU of Indiana Files Lawsuit Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Free Speech
Aug 03, 2020
Minnesota Drops Witness Requirements That Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The state of Minnesota has agreed to eliminate witness/notary requirements for vote by mail throughout the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A court ...
Aug 03, 2020
Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm Wealth-Based Barriers to Voting are Unconstitutional
ATLANTA — Voting rights advocates today urged a federal appeals court to uphold a decision that concluded a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting is unconstitut...
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
Aug 03, 2020
ACLU and All* Above All Action Fund Launch Campaign to Tell Biden to End Abortion Coverage Restrictions
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union Rights for All campaign and All* Above All Action Fund launched a digital postcard campaign today for 1.5 million supporters to de...
Aug 03, 2020
New Polling Shows Broad Majority of Minneapolis Residents Favor 2020 Charter Change, As Commission Approaches Decision Deadline
MINNEAPOLIS – Today, community members, barbers, faith leaders, and activists from across the city of Minneapolis gathered to express the urgency and popularity of making a trans...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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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.