Press Releases
Jul 03, 2020
ACLU Challenges City Order Suppressing Confederate Monument Protests
North Carolina City Ordinance, One of the Most Speech-Restrictive in the Country, Effectively Bans Any Protest
Jul 02, 2020
Groups File Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Expand Connecticut Absentee Voting in 2020 Elections Due to COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit today seeking to make absentee mail-in voting available to every eligible vo...
Court case: Connecticut NAACP v. Merrill
Jul 02, 2020
New ACLU Ad Campaign Urges Congress to Ensure Universal Access to COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union launched a new five figure digital ad campaign on Facebook and Instagram in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, and North Caro...
Jul 02, 2020
Supreme Court Sends Two Indiana Abortion Cases Back for Review
Just days after the court narrowly struck down a law that would have decimated abortion access in Louisiana, the court has decided to give politicians opposed to abortion access another shot
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 02, 2020
ACLU Sues Federal Government for Risking Lives to Resume Executions During Pandemic
Buddhist Priest Should not Have to Choose Between his Health and Performing Sacred Religious Duties for Prisoner Set to be Executed in July
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jul 01, 2020
ACLU Comment on House Passage of SBA Loan Deadline Expansion
WASHINGTON — The House today passed a Senate bill that would extend the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application deadline from June 30...
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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.