Press Releases
May 06, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Report on Civilians Killed Abroad
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today made public an unclassified version of a Congressionally-mandated report on the number of civilians it believes it killed in military ...
May 06, 2020
ACLU Statement on First Known Death from COVID-19 in ICE Detention
SAN DIEGO — The first confirmed death in an ICE detention center from COVID-19 was reported today at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. Otay Mesa is run by the private, for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 06, 2020
ACLU Comment on Department of Education’s Final Title IX Rule on Sexual Harassment
NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Education issued a final rule governing schools’ obligations to investigate sexual harassment or assault complaints under Title IX.
Louise Mel...
May 06, 2020
ACLU of Alabama Statement on Mobile County Jails COVID-19 Testing
Today, the Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced a temporary testing site outside of the county jail after 38 incarcerated people and 30 staff...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 06, 2020
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Arguments in Contraceptive Coverage Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in Trump v. Pennsylvania. In court, the Trump administration argued that employers and universities should be all...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 06, 2020
Federal Trial Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal trial that will impact the right to vote for hundreds of thousands of Floridians concluded May 6, 2020, after more than a week of testimony and argu...
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
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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.