Press Releases
Feb 21, 2020
NYCLU Statement on ICE Access to DMV Databases
NEW YORK — Today Governor Cuomo announced in various media interviews his intention to allow ICE and DHS to access DMV databases. Last week the Governor met with the President to...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
Feb 21, 2020
Settlement Reached in Case of Cops Who Took Camera From Protester
HARTFORD, Conn. – A lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Connecticut on behalf of protester Michael Picard against three Connecticut State Police employees who were caught on camera ap...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 21, 2020
ACLU and Color of Change Statement on Endeavour Capital’s Divestment from Predatory, For-Profit Bail Industry
NEW YORK — In a major win for the movement to end the predatory for-profit bail system, the American Civil Liberties Union and Color Of Change have learned that private equity fi...
Feb 21, 2020
ACLU Statement on Implementation of the Expanded Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s expanded Muslim ban — which bans certain people from Eriteria, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania — is now in effect, ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 20, 2020
ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood File Motion for Summary Judgment in Georgia Abortion Ban Lawsuit
ATLANTA — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood filed a motion for summary judgment in their ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. Kemp
Feb 20, 2020
ACLU Files Suit to Help End Racial Bias in Sexual Assault Investigations in Nome, Alaska
ANCHORAGE — A lawsuit was filed today against the City of Nome, Alaska and the former law enforcement officials that have displayed a systemic bias against Alaska Native women by...
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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.