Press Releases
Jun 08, 2020
ACLU and Americans United Tell Court Parolee Shouldn’t Have Been Jailed for Refusing to Attend Worship Services
The ACLU and Americans United Argue Colorado Officials Violated Their Client’s Religious Freedom by Revoking His Parole as Punishment for Not Attending Worship Services
Court case: Carmack v. Janny et al
Jun 08, 2020
Families, Rights Groups Demand U.N. Investigate U.S. Police Brutality, Protest Suppression
Families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, and Philando Castile Join Forces with Over 600 Groups from over 60 Countries Calling for International Scrutiny
Jun 08, 2020
ACLU Statement on Introduction of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Democrats introduced today a sweeping new police reform bill that would allow use of force only as a last resort, ban chokeholds, prohibit racial an...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 08, 2020
Settlement Reached in Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD – The parties in McPherson v Lamont today reached an agreement, pending approval from a federal judge, to resolve a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Connecticut and the law ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 08, 2020
Privacy Lawsuit: Your Scooter GPS Data is Being Tracked
Rent a Scooter in L. A. and the City Government Knows Your Every Move
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 08, 2020
voteOUT Campaign Rally to Reconnect LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit South Dakotans and Allies with Power at Ballot Box
The Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The ban on gay men and women from serving opening in the military was repealed.
And some states allow residents to choose ...
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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.