Press Releases
May 20, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Applauds Secretary of State for Announcing Plans to Mail All Registered Voters Absentee Ballot Applications for August and November Elections
DETROIT, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan applauds Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for announcing plans to mail absentee ballot applications to all...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 19, 2020
ACLU Statement on the Execution of Walter Barton
First Person Executed during COVID-19 Pandemic Put to Death by Lethal Injection in Missouri
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
May 19, 2020
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Indefinite Border Restriction
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today indefinitely extended its border restrictions, which permit border agents to quickly “expel” all migrants apprehended between port...
May 19, 2020
ACLU OF RI STATEMENT ON THE “CRUSH COVID RI” CONTACT TRACING APP
The following statement was issued today by ACLU of Rhode Island executive director Steven Brown on the Governor’s announcement and release of the “Crush Covid RI” app:
“As...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 19, 2020
ACLU, Fight for $15, SEIU, Poor People’s Campaign, and Fast Food Workers Ramp Up Campaign for Paid Leave at McDonald’s Ahead of Shareholder Meeting
The ACLU, FF15, SEIU and Poor People’s Campaign will Host a Livestream Virtual Picket Line and Rally Tomorrow at 1 PM ET
May 19, 2020
New ACLU Paper Warns Against Reliance on Remote Temperature Screening to Stem COVID-19 Spread
NEW YORK — Remote temperature screening for COVID-19 does not work well and raises significant privacy concerns, the American Civil Liberties Union warned in a paper released tod...
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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.