Press Releases
Feb 26, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New High-Tech School Security Projects Approved Through Smart Schools Bond Act
NEW YORK – Today Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the approval of $111 million for 133 new Smart Schools Bond Act, including $51.5 million for high-tech security projects like the...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Feb 26, 2020
ACLU Statement on Colorado’s Vote to Become 22nd State to Repeal the Death Penalty
DENVER – After a nine-month, community-led campaign, hours of emotional testimony and much debate, SB20-100 — the bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado — passed its th...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Feb 26, 2020
South Dakota Lawmakers Consider Bills that Would Chip Away at Protesters’ First Amendment Rights
No one should have to fear the government coming after them for exercising their First Amendment rights. But two bills advancing through the South Dakota Legislature would do just ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 26, 2020
Groups File Federal Lawsuit in Georgia Challenging Voter Purges by DeKalb County Election Officials
ATLANTA – Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit today in Georgia demanding that DeKalb County election officials stop removing registered voters from the voter registra...
Feb 25, 2020
New Report: Rise of Extreme Sentences Drives Mass Incarceration in Washington
Analysis of three decades of sentencing records reveals stark consequences of policy shift
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 25, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma: The Legislature Has Failed to Live Up to Its Criminal Justice Reform Potential in 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – After a historic legislative-led initiative to provide commutation relief for people sentenced with charges later made misdemeanors under state question 780, the ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
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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. -
MassachusettsDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Galvin. Explore Case.United States v. Galvin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls.