Press Releases
Jul 31, 2020
ACLU of Arkansas Demands Systemic Reforms, Statewide Standards Board after Killing of Lionel Morris by Conway Police
LITTLE ROCK – Following the prosecutor’s decision not to file charges against Conway police officers for the killing of Lionel Morris, the ACLU of Arkansas today reiterated its...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 31, 2020
Groups Sue Ohio Over Unconstitutional Signature-Matching Procedures for Mail-In Ballots
Groups Sue Ohio Over Unconstitutional Signature-Matching Procedures for Mail-In Ballots
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, and Lawyers’ Committ...
Jul 30, 2020
LDF Files Complaint Against Louisville Metro Police Department for Military-Style Response to Peaceful Protests
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Kentucky American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-KY), and law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maaze...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 30, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump Tweet About Delaying Election
NEW YORK — In a tweet this morning, President Trump suggested the November election could be delayed.
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, had this reaction:
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Jul 29, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Applauds Flint City Clerk for New Initiatives to Help Absentee Voters
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauds the Flint City Clerk for taking new steps that will help voters cast absentee ballots less than one week out fro...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 29, 2020
ACLU Tells Congress: Until All of Us Are Covered, All of Us Are At Risk
WASHINGTON —The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate demanding universal access to COVID-19 testing and treatment to en...
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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.