Press Releases
Feb 06, 2020
South Dakota Lawmakers Need to Focus on Real Issues, Not Discriminatory Bills
Issues that matter most to South Dakotans are being ignored as some South Dakota legislators continue to attack the LGBTQ and Two Spirit community and erode their rights with bills...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Feb 06, 2020
Fargo School Board Policy Change on Lunch Debt Good First Step, Statewide Change is Needed
Across the country, school districts are struggling with students who don’t have enough money to pay for cafeteria meals and accrue a debt to eat.
Lunch debt collection policies ...
Feb 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New Discovery Law
NEW YORK — On Sunday, Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez, who was a witness in an upcoming criminal trial, was found dead outside of his home. Multiple reports have tried to blame this t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on the Suspension of Global Entry
NEW YORK - Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security announced the suspension of Global Entry and other Trusted Traveler Programs as a response to the passage and implementati...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Feb 05, 2020
ACLU Statement on Senate Impeachment Vote
NEW YORK — The U.S. Senate voted 48 to 52 and 47 to 53 to acquit President Donald Trump on charges contained in two articles of impeachment presented by the House of Representati...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Feb 05, 2020
Groundbreaking Lawsuit Challenges Court Rule that Unfairly Keeps Poor People in Jail
Local and National Groups Join To Challenge Constitutionality of Nashville Criminal Court Judges’ Rule
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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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.