Press Releases
Jun 18, 2020
ACLU of Indiana and Indy10 Seek Court Order Barring Use of Chemical Weapons on Protesters
INDIANAPOLIS — Protesters who were attacked with tear gas and other weapons by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) while demonstrating against police brutality...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Free Speech
Jun 17, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Vote to Remove Police from Schools
ROCHESTER - Last night the Rochester City Council voted to remove school resource officers (SROs) from the Rochester City School District, as a part of a budget vote that also incl...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 17, 2020
Police Departments Warned to Protect Constitutional Rights Ahead of Juneteenth
HOUSTON – With wide-spread protests planned in honor of Juneteenth, the ACLU of Texas today sent a letter to the largest law enforcement agencies in Texas demanding that they pub...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 17, 2020
ACLU and MediaJustice File New FOIA Request Demanding FBI Documents on Surveillance of Black Activists
FBI Misled Congress: Black Activists Still Under Investigation by New and Old Extremist Designations
Jun 17, 2020
Emails Show Microsoft Tried to Sell Face Recognition System to Federal Law Enforcement
Despite Pausing Sales to Police, Company Has Not Made Same Commitment for Sales to Federal Law Enforcement
Jun 17, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Mayor de Blasio’s Announcement of Police Disciplinary Database
NEW YORK CITY - Today at a press conference, Mayor de Blasio announced that the city would create an online database with the disciplinary records of all NYPD officers. In response...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, 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 federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
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.