Press Releases
Jul 16, 2020
ACLU-TN Releases Report Analyzing Tennessee's Jail Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NASHVILLE – Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee released a comprehensive, statewide report that illustrates the cumulative impact of varying efforts to decarcer...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 16, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Announces Poll Worker Recruitment Program
ATLANTA – Today, the ACLU of Georgia announced the rollout of its Poll Worker Recruitment Program. One reason for the problems experienced during the June 9 primary election was ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 16, 2020
ACLU Statement on the Execution of Wes Purkey
Courts permit the second federal execution in 17 years
Jul 16, 2020
Top European Court Invalidates U.S.–E.U. Data-Transfer Agreement
Pro-Privacy Ruling Underscores Urgent Need for Comprehensive U.S. Surveillance Reform
Jul 15, 2020
ACLU of Alaska challenges Governor’s second unconstitutional veto of court system funds
ANCHORAGE - The ACLU of Alaska filed a legal challenge to Governor Dunleavy’s latest veto of court system funding after he doubled down on his unprecedented 2019 attack on the ju...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 15, 2020
Voters and Civil Rights Organizations Take Legal Action Challenging Trump Campaign’s Voter Suppression Efforts in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Penn. — Voters are fighting back against the Trump campaign’s illegal attempt to make it difficult for Pennsylvanians to vote by mail and to have those ballots coun...
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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.