Press Releases
Jul 24, 2020
Michael Cohen Released to Home Confinement
Federal Judge Ruled Cohen’s Return to Prison in Retaliation for Publishing Book Violated the First Amendment
Jul 24, 2020
Committee Votes to Move Forward with Bail Reform Bill
LD 1421 would eliminate money bail for most Class E misdemeanors
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jul 24, 2020
NYCLU Challenges Gag Order in NYPD Misconduct Database Case
Argues NYCLU Entitled to Release Legally Acquired CCRB Misconduct Data
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 23, 2020
Federal Court Issues Restraining Order on Federal Agents in Portland
Order in ACLU Lawsuit Blocks Trump’s Militarized Agents from Attacking Journalists, Legal Observers at Portland Protests While Underlying Lawsuit Proceeds
Jul 23, 2020
Civil Rights Groups, Health Advocates and Public Defenders Celebrate Passage of Legislation to Protect Contact Tracing Data from Law Enforcement
Amid Dual Crises of COVID-19 Pandemic & Police Abuse, Advocates Call for Governor Cuomo to Sign the Bill Immediately
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 23, 2020
ACLU Statement on the Accessible Voting Act
WASHINGTON — The Accessible Voting Act was introduced today in the House, as a companion to legislation introduced earlier this year in the Senate. The legislation would establis...
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
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.