Press Releases
Jul 14, 2020
ACLU Statement on Stay of Federal Executions
Appeals court blocked what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years
Jul 13, 2020
Poughkeepsie City Council Passes Right to Know Act
Law Mandates Officer Identification, Transparency During Police Encounters
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 13, 2020
ACLU of Wyoming Supports Gov. Gordon’s Moratorium on Death Penalty
WYOMING - As Wyoming faces a looming financial crisis due to a sharp downturn in oil markets and the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mark Gordon is right to consider a moratorium on the...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jul 13, 2020
Federal Court Strikes Down Georgia’s 2019 Abortion Ban
District court permanently blocks abortion ban from going into effect in a challenge from reproductive rights and justice activists, abortion providers, and reproductive rights organizations to the state’s 2019 law banning abortion
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. Kemp
Jul 13, 2020
ACLU of Delaware Renews Call for Universally-Available Testing and PPE Following DOC Announcement of Over 300 COVID-19 Positive Cases
WILMINGTON - The Delaware Department of Correction today announced that 337 people living in DOC facilities in Sussex County, as well as 21 officers, have tested positive for COVID...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 13, 2020
Tennessee Abortion Ban Blocked by Federal Court Minutes After Being Signed into Law
A Tennessee Bill Banning Abortion at Nearly Every Stage of Pregnancy, Which Took Effect Earlier Today After the Governor Signed the Bill, Has Now Been Blocked in Court
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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.