Press Releases
Apr 25, 2020
Federal Court Orders Immediate Changes for St. Elizabeths Patients Exposed to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, a federal court ordered the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to isolate patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital who have been exposed to the ...
Apr 24, 2020
Appellate Court Allows Abortion Services to Continue in Tennessee During Pandemic
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms lower court decision blocking Tennessee’s order restricting abortions during the pandemic
Court case: Adams & Boyle, P.C. et al. v. Slatery et al.
Apr 24, 2020
DC Halfway House Lawsuit Results in Successful Emergency Release of Prisoners
Bureau of Prisons Expects Majority of Hope Village Prisoners to be Placed in Home Confinement
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 24, 2020
ACLU of North Dakota Again Urges Gov. Burgum to Issue Temporary Eviction Moratorium Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Gov. Doug Burgum said that “good health starts with stable housing.”
But for North Dakotans whose income has been impacted because of involuntary unemployment, extended sicknes...
Apr 24, 2020
ACLU Comment on Federal Court Decision on Pilot Aerial Surveillance Case in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced it will promptly appeal a federal court decision allowing the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to temporarily move...
Apr 24, 2020
Court Orders Release from Wyatt Detention Center of Two Immigrants Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19
Ruling on an emergency ACLU lawsuit, U.S. District Court Judge William Smith this morning issued a temporary restraining order providing for the release by 5 PM today of two immigr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' 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.