Press Releases
Mar 02, 2020
NYCLU Lawsuit: ICE Office in NYC Has Secret No-Release Policy
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union and The Bronx Defenders today announced a federal class-action lawsuit challenging a recently-enacted policy of New York City-area f...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 02, 2020
ACLU, FreedomWorks Fox & Friends Ad Buy Targets Trump on FISA Reform
Six-Figure TV and Digital Ad Campaign Calls For Broader Surveillance Reform
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU Comment on Temporary Stay in Remain in Mexico Challenge
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has granted the government’s request for a temporary stay of a ruling it issued earlier today. The earlier ruling had suspended the Trump a...
Court case: Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU Challenges New Border Wall Funds Transfer
Multiple courts have ruled Trump’s transfers of taxpayer funds unlawful
Feb 28, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Port-of-Entry Asylum Ban
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has upheld a block on the Trump administration’s attempt to restrict asylum applications to ports of entry.
The lawsuit, East Bay Sanctu...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Ruling Blocking Trump Forced Return to Mexico Policy
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has immediately blocked the Trump administration’s policy that forced asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there indefinitely w...
Court case: Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
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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.