Press Releases
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The ban on gay men and women from serving opening in the military was repealed.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 ...
Jun 07, 2020
Civil Rights Organizations’ Statement on Lifting NYC Curfew
NEW YORK CITY - Early this morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City’s curfew was lifted effective immediately. This change was preceded by a day of historic, pe...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Civil Liberties
Jun 06, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Thanks Mayor Bottoms for Standing with Atlanta's Tradition of First Amendment Rights
ATLANTA – On Saturday, Atlanta Mayor Bottoms lifted the curfew.
“We want to thank Mayor Bottoms for standing on the side of Freedom of Speech, Expression, and Assembly by lifti...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Jun 05, 2020
Civil Rights Organizations Threaten to Sue if de Blasio Extends Curfew
NEW YORK -- Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union, The Legal Aid Society, the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, and the Center for Constitutional Rights announced their in...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
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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.