Press Releases
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
Jun 17, 2020
Expand Access to Voting as COVID-19 Cases Rise in Texas, Advocacy Groups Urge Government Officials
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas along with 14 other civil rights organizations highlighted measures that should be put into place to protect the health and safety of Texans as they e...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 16, 2020
ACLU Statement on Trump Executive Order on Policing
WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlining meager police reforms following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Bla...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 16, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Files Lawsuit Over Candidate Ballot Signature Requirements During COVID-19
RHODE ISLAND -- ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorney Armando Batastini today filed suit in federal court challenging Rhode Island’s ballot qualification process as a result ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 16, 2020
ACLU Analysis of D.C. Stop-and-Frisk Data Reveals Ineffective Policing, Troubling Racial Disparities
WASHINGTON -- An ACLU and ACLU of the District of Columbia analysis of the most recent stop-and-frisk data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has revealed that B...
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.