Press Releases
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
Mar 30, 2020
Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON – The ACLU of the District of Columbia and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia today sued the D.C. Department of Corrections for its flagrant disr...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Mar 30, 2020
Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Undermines Public Safety, ACLU of Texas Responds
AUSTIN, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order Sunday denying the release from jail of anyone accused of certain crimes if they could not afford to pay bail. The ...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 30, 2020
Ohio Abortion Providers File Emergency Lawsuit to Preserve Essential Abortion Procedures During Pandemic
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Abortion providers in Ohio, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America along with local...
Mar 30, 2020
ACLU and Abortion Providers Sue to Ensure People in Alabama Can Get Critical Abortion Care
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Alabama took emergency legal action today on behalf of Dr. Yashica Robinson and three independent abo...
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, 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 federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
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.