Press Releases
Apr 15, 2020
ACLU Urges Georgia State Parole Board to Use Its Constitutional Power to Release Those Age 62 and Older
ACLU Letters Urge Release of Two Individuals Ages 65 and 81
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 15, 2020
Texas Court Allows Broad Vote by Mail During COVID-19 Pandemic
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas court has ruled that all registered voters qualify for a mail-in ballot as a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis. The American Civil Liberties Uni...
Court case: Texas Democratic Party v. DeBeauvoir
Apr 15, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Statement Regarding Today’s Hearing in Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association et al v Lamont et al
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Superior Court today held a telephone hearing* for oral arguments regarding a class action lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Connecticut seeking em...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 15, 2020
ACLU, Legal Voice File Lawsuit Challenging Idaho’s Law Targeting Transgender Student Athletes
BOISE, Idaho — A lawsuit was filed today challenging Idaho’s recently passed law that bans women and girls who are transgender and many women and girls who are intersex from pa...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Little v. Hecox
Apr 14, 2020
Federal Court Rules to Keep Abortion Accessible in Arkansas in ACLU Case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court issued a ruling today blocking Arkansas from using the guise of the COVID-19 crisis to prevent people from obtaining abortion care. The ruling...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 14, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Statement on Department of Corrections COVID-19 Furlough Review Panel
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana released the following statement regarding the Department of Corrections’ COVID-19 Furlough Review Panel that will...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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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.