Press Releases
May 15, 2020
ACLU Applauds Closing of Death Row in Oregon
SALEM, Ore.– The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that the state will close its death row at the Oregon State Penitentiary, where more than two dozen inmates are ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
May 15, 2020
NYCLU Letter to Mayor and Commissioner Shea on Racial Disparities in COVID Enforcement
NEW YORK - Today the New York Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea to address the NYPD’s enforcement of social distancing...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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 Endorses Senator Harris’ VoteSafe Act
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter urging members of Congress to co-sponsor the VoteSafe Act, a bill that safeguards Americans’ ability to vote durin...
May 15, 2020
ACLU Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Rhode Island Facility
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class action lawsuit today against the Department of H...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 15, 2020
ACLU Files Lawsuit to Block Tennessee Requirement That Puts Voters at Risk During COVID-19
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit today seeking to make absentee voting available to all eligible Tenn...
Court case: Lay v. Goins
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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.