Press Releases
Jul 28, 2020
ACLU Asks Court to Hold Federal Agents in Contempt for Violating Restraining Order
Federal Agents in Portland Repeatedly Attacked Clearly-Marked Journalists and Legal Observers in Violation of Court Order
Jul 28, 2020
ACLU-MN Files Class Action for Protesters Injured During George Floyd Protests
MINNESOTA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and Fish & Richardson filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of protesters who were injured during peaceful ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 27, 2020
ACLU Statement on Senate Republican Proposal, The “HEALS Act”
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-K.y.) today introduced the HEALS Act, a $1 trillion stimulus package intended to blunt the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pa...
Jul 27, 2020
ACLU, Southern Center for Human Rights File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Require Clayton County Sheriff to Protect People in Jail from Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak
ATLANTA – Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Georgia filed a motion in federal district court for preliminary injunc...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 27, 2020
Union Pacific Railroad Police Cuts Ties with ICE
Officers No Longer Permitted to Report People Based on Suspected Immigration Status
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 27, 2020
New ACLU Study Shows No Connection Between COVID-19 Decarceration and Crime Rates
Study Finds Crime Was Down This Year Between March and May in Nearly Every City Analyzed
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
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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.