Press Releases
Apr 01, 2020
Governor's Directive on COVID-19 and the Criminal Legal System Too Late, and Far Too Little
“Unfortunately, Governor Bullock’s directive regarding state correctional facilities lacks a sense of urgency, even as we face a crisis. State and local governments must heed p...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 31, 2020
ACLU-WA Statement on Insufficient Facial Recognition Regulations (SB 6280) Becoming Law
SEATTLE - Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed SB 6280, permitting the government to use racially biased face surveillance technology, vetoing the workgroup that would have allowed commun...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 30, 2020
NYCLU and Bronx Defenders Statement on Preliminary Injunction in No-Release Lawsuit
Federal Court: ICE Must End Secret “No-Release Policy,” Many People in ICE Detention to be Promptly Evaluated for Release
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 30, 2020
Court Blocks Alabama's Use of Emergency Powers to Cut Off Access to Abortion Care
Alabama Court is Third Court Today to Stop States from Using the Pandemic as An Excuse to End Abortion Care
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 30, 2020
Hours After Abortion Providers Sue Ohio, Judge Grants Emergency Relief for Patients Seeking Abortion
Ohio is One of Five States to Be Sued After Exploiting COVID-19 Pandemic to Ban Abortions
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 30, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Reaction to First Positive COVID-19 Test of an Adult Incarcerated in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Correction today announced that a man who is incarcerated at Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center tested positive for COVID-19. ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
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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
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
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.