Press Releases
Jul 08, 2020
Civil Rights Coalition Responds to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order by Requesting a Permanent Solution
DETROIT – A coalition of civil rights organizations fighting to end water shutoffs in Detroit and ensure water is affordable to city residents had the following response to Gover...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Jul 08, 2020
ACLU Calls on Governor Hogan to Mail Ballots to Uphold Marylanders’ Right to Vote During Pandemic
The following can be attributed to Amy Cruice, Director of the ACLU of Maryland's Election Protection Campaign:
“There is good reason to fear that Governor Larry Hogan's plan fo...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 08, 2020
ACLU-TN Urges Removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust From State Capitol
NASHVILLE – The State Capitol Commission is scheduled to meet on Thursday, July 9 to vote on whether or not to remove the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the state capitol. The ...
Jul 08, 2020
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Case Allowing Employment Discrimination By Religious Schools
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that teachers at two religious elementary schools were “ministers” who were not entitled to assert discrimination claims again...
Jul 08, 2020
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Create Broad Religious Exemptions to ACA Birth Control Benefit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today in Trump v. Pennsylvania that says that the Trump administration is authorized to institute broad exemptions to the birt...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 08, 2020
ACLU of South Dakota’s Candi Brings Plenty Selected as Advocate Magazine Champion of Pride
Candi Brings Plenty, the ACLU of South Dakota’s Indigenous justice organizer, has been selected as one of Advocate magazine’s 2020 Champions of Pride.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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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.