Press Releases
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Urges State Officials to Use Existing Powers to Release People Awaiting Trial, Certain Other Incarcerated People During COVID-19 Pandemic
HARTFORD, Conn. – In the wake of confirmed cases in Connecticut of coronavirus/COVID-19, the ACLU of Connecticut today called for state officials to take action to protect incarc...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Statement on Seminole Police Chief’s Reported Conduct
OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to a complaint filed by the owner of a contract company with the city of Seminole, the ACLU of Oklahoma issued the following response.
The following i...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 12, 2020
NYCLU Sues to End Internet and Social Media Bans for People Convicted of Committing Sex Offenses
NEW YORK — Today the New York Civil Liberties Union, Rutgers Law School Constitutional Rights Clinic, and Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York filed a lawsuit to end New York...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU Sues DMV Over Ability to Censor “Offensive” Vanity Plates
You can be “fatty” but not “chubby;” “tipsy” but not “drunk;” advertise “heaven” but not “hell;” say “dogdoo” but not “doobie;” be an “oldfrt” but not a “jockey;” and proudly trumpet “friar” but not “hoosier.”
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Demands Immediate Release of Asylum-Seekers and People Awaiting Trial, Expedited Parole Hearings for Elderly Prisoners During Coronavirus Pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of Louisiana’s first confirmed cases of coronavirus, the ACLU of Louisiana today called for expedited parole hearings for elderly people in state pris...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU Challenges DHS Face Recognition Secrecy
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit challenging the secrecy shrouding federal law enforcement use of face r...
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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.