Press Releases
Jun 19, 2020
ACLU Urges Court to Deny Trump Effort to Block Bolton Book
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today urged a federal court to deny President Trump’s “outlandis...
Jun 19, 2020
ACLU-TN Statement on Passage of Abortion Ban Legislation
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Tonight the Tennessee General Assembly passed SB 2196/HB 2263, one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country.
As amended, this legislation crimina...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 19, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Panel for Education Policy's Resolution to Move School Safety Division from NYPD to DOE
NEW YORK CITY - Last night the Panel for Education Policy passed a resolution calling for the end of the Department of Education's Memorandum of Understanding with the NYPD and the...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jun 18, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Passage of POST Act
NEW YORK CITY – Today the New York City Council voted to pass the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act, which will lift the curtain on the scope and scale of ad...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 18, 2020
Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19
U.S. Parole Commission Also Ordered to Provide Plan for Possible Further Reduction of Jail Population
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 18, 2020
ACLU Announces Statewide Prosecutorial Accountability Campaign, “The Power of Prosecutors,” Ahead of 2020 Elections
DETROIT, MICH. – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) launches its statewide prosecutorial accountability campaign, “The Power of Prosecutors” ahead o...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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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.