Press Releases
May 05, 2020
Federal Court Approves Partial Settlement in ACLU Voting Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Witness Requirement During COVID-19 Pandemic
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A federal court today approved a partial settlement to remove Virginia’s witness requirement for voters who believe their health would be at risk due to COVID-...
May 05, 2020
ACLU of Georgia, National ACLU Demand Transparency and Accountability in Killing Of Unarmed Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA – The following is a statement from Andrea Young, Executive Director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU-GA) regarding the recent reporting of an unar...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
May 04, 2020
Judge Strikes Down Tennessee School Voucher Law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Public school children in Tennessee won today when Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin struck down the state’s private school voucher law, known as the...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
May 04, 2020
ACLU Files Department of Education FOIA Request for Information on Title IX Rule
NEW YORK — The ACLU's Women’s Rights Project filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) today on behalf of Know Your IX, a pro...
May 01, 2020
Federal Court Strikes Down Local Tennessee Anti-Abortion Ordinance in ACLU Case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Federal Court today issued an order preliminarily blocking a zoning ordinance passed by the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee that bans the provision of procedur...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
May 01, 2020
ACLU and TCRP Respond to Texas Attorney General’s Letter on Vote by Mail Laws
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter with his own opinion on Texas’ vote by mail laws. His non-legally binding letter goes against a Texas Di...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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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.