Press Releases
May 29, 2020
ACLU Statement on Trump Tweet Directing the National Guard to Murder Protesters in Minneapolis
NEW YORK – President Trump announced on Twitter early this morning his intention to send the National Guard to Minneapolis, Minn. in response to protests over the recent killing ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
May 28, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump Social Media Executive Order
WASHINGTON – President Trump today issued an executive order targeting social media companies after Twitter fact-checked his tweet about voting by mail.
Below is comment from ACL...
May 28, 2020
ACLU Statement on Department of Education Action on Title IX & Transgender Student Athletes
NEW YORK — The Department of Education issued findings in response to an Office of Civil Rights complaint challenging Connecticut’s policy that allows transgender student athle...
May 28, 2020
ACLU Sues Clearview AI
CHICAGO — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Illinois took Clearview AI to court today to bring an end to the company’s unlawful, privacy-destroying surveillanc...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: ACLU v. Clearview AI
May 27, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Proposed Budget-Busting Rollback of Criminal Justice Reforms
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 188, which would roll back core elements of the state’s...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 27, 2020
New Lawsuit Challenges FDA Restriction That Imposes Life-Threatening Risks on Patients Seeking Abortion and Miscarriage Care
ACLU, leading medical experts and reproductive justice advocates ask court to block FDA restriction that subjects patients and clinicians to needless COVID-19 risk
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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. -
MassachusettsDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Galvin. Explore Case.United States v. Galvin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls.