Press Releases
May 08, 2020
ACLU and Community Legal Aid Society Statement on Education Funding Lawsuit Ruling
WILMINGTON, Del. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware and the Delaware Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. are excited to announce a victory today in the county track of ...
May 08, 2020
ACLU Statement on Indianapolis Shooting of Dreasjon Reed
INDIANAPOLIS — On Wednesday, May 6th, police officers shot and killed Dreasjon Reed in Indianapolis, Indiana. Police have claimed that Reed opened fire after a car chase, but dis...
May 07, 2020
Federal Court Rules Arkansas Can Continue Preventing People from Getting Abortion Care During Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court denied a motion today to block an Arkansas directive that is preventing patients from obtaining abortion care. The ruling comes in response to...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 07, 2020
ACLU and Council of Prison Locals Call for Mass Testing of all Employees and Incarcerated People as Over 5,000 Correctional Officers Test Positive for COVID-19
Groups Also Call for Extreme Proactive Measures for Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 Infection
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 07, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Demonstrations During Pandemic
NEW YORK - The New York Police Department issued summons to protesters outside a Manhattan hospital on Sunday. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 07, 2020
Statement from the ACLU of Oklahoma on the Oklahoma Legislature’s Misuse of Power
OKLAHOMA CITY - Just days after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma’s Election Officials had for 18 years been illegally denying Oklahoma voters the right to cast an a...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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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.