Press Releases
May 15, 2020
ACLU Comment on Missouri Legislature’s Passage of Bill Granting Mail Voting to All Registered Voters During 2020 Due to COVID-19
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Legislature passed a bill tonight making mail voting available to all registered voters in Missouri. The action follows a lawsuit brought by th...
Court case: Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
May 15, 2020
State Supreme Court Allows Fast Appeal of State Court Lawsuit Seeking to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court today granted an application to allow incarcerated people to directly appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit seeki...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Colorado Sues Colorado Springs Police, Charges Racial Profiling and Biased Policing
DENVER - In a lawsuit filed in federal court today, ACLU of Colorado charged that three Colorado Springs police officers, with their employer’s blessing, engaged in racial profil...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Deborah Gonzalez and Jared Goldstein, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis fil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Raises Concerns with New Orleans’ Plan to Collect Customer Contact Information
Organization files public records request seeking information about city's plans, procedures, and guidelines for enforcement
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Commends Governor for Extending Moratorium on Evictions Amid COVID-19 Crisis
DETROIT, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) commends Governor Gretchen Whitmer for signing a new executive order Thursday which extends protections for...
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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.