Press Releases
May 01, 2020
ACLU Statement Calls for the Release of Pregnant People from Prisons and Jails
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order today to release pregnant people who have less than six months in their sentence from New York prisons.
In resp...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
May 01, 2020
ACLU and Little Rock Family Planning Seek Emergency Relief for Abortion Patients in Arkansas
The suit challenges a new directive from the state requiring a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of obtaining an abortion, despite rapid testing not being widely available.
May 01, 2020
VICTORY: NOPD Calls Off “Informational” Checkpoints
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police Department has confirmed that it will end its so-called “informational” vehicle checkpoints, a victory for the ACLU of Louisiana and a co...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 30, 2020
ACLU of Texas Files Class Action to Release Medically Vulnerable People from ICE Detention during COVID-19
HOUSTON – Attorneys representing a woman recently released from an immigration detention facility in Houston by a federal court in April have moved to convert the case into a cla...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 30, 2020
ACLU Calls on State Officials to Prevent Mass Evictions Amid COVID-19
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and 20 ACLU state affiliates sent letters to state officials across the country today urging their offices to issue or expa...
Apr 30, 2020
Twenty-Three Iowa Advocacy Organizations Call on Gov. Reynolds To Prevent Mass Evictions and Utility Shutoffs Amid COVID-19
DES MOINES, Iowa — A number of Iowa civil rights and domestic violence and sexual assault survivor organizations are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Utilities Board to exte...
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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.