Press Releases
Jan 22, 2020
ACLU Statement on Congressional Vote to Reauthorize DEA Fentanyl Scheduling Authority
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed and sent to the House the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, legislation that extends t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 21, 2020
Third Deadly Shooting by Police in Connecticut in 2020 Again Shows Need to Change Police Use of Force Standard
HARTFORD – Waterbury police employees shot and killed Edward Gendron yesterday in Waterbury. The following is a statement from David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Co...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 21, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Urges Cobb County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct a Full Investigation into the Water Contamination at its Detention Center
ACLU of Georgia also urges comprehensive medical examinations for all persons who may be impacted
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 21, 2020
ACLU of Massachusetts Statement on Iranian Student Removed from U.S.
BOSTON — Shahab Dehghani, a student at Northeastern University, attempted to return to the United States on Sunday. At Boston Logan Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (C...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Jan 21, 2020
ACLU Statement on Glenn Greenwald Charges
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities today charged American journalist Glenn Greenwald with “cybercrimes.”
Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Sp...
Jan 21, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Sues Department of Corrections for Unilaterally Increasing Prison Time for Certain Offenders
A habeas corpus petition filed today by ACLU of Rhode Island attorneys argues that an inmate is unlawfully being held in prison despite a decision by the R.I. Parole Board that he ...
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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.