Press Releases
Apr 04, 2020
NYCLU and Legal Aid Society Sue for Release of People Jailed for Alleged Parole Violations
NEW YORK — Last night the New York Civil Liberties Union and The Legal Aid Society filed a class-action lawsuit against Governor Cuomo and the New York Department of Corrections ...
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Smart Justice
Apr 03, 2020
ACLU Demands that ICE Suspend Civil Enforcement, Release Detainees During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) temporarily su...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 03, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Wins Emergency COVID-19 Oakland County Bail Appeal
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and attorney Michael L. Steinberg won an emergency appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals on behalf of Moneasha F...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 03, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Files Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Corrections to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. – The ACLU of Connecticut, representing the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (CCDLA) and people who are incarcerated, today filed a lawsuit in Sup...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Apr 02, 2020
ACLU Of Hawai’i And Lawyers for Equal Justice File Amicus Brief Supporting Public Defender’s Petition to Release Incarcerated People During Covid-19 Pandemic
HONOLULU – Last week, the Hawai‘i Office of the Public Defender filed two petitions asking the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to, among other things, appoint a special master to consid...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 02, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Sue Hope Village, Inc., Bureau of Prisons, and the District of Columbia For Endangering Prisoners at DC Halfway House During COVID-19 Pandemic
Prisoners are forced to share close quarters in violation of essential social distancing procedures and lack adequate sanitation supplies
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
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States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
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.