Press Releases
Jan 21, 2020
ACLU Comment on Alphabet CEO Backing Face Recognition Ban
BRUSSELS — Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has backed a European Union proposal imposing a five-year ban on the use of face recognition in public spaces. This follows an earlier commi...
Jan 20, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Takes Legal Action over Unlawful Arrest of 13-Year-Old Honors Student
A legal claim for damages has been sent today to the City of Pawtucket over a School Resource Officer’s (SRO) gratuitous and unlawful handcuffing and arrest of a 13-year-old Afri...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Jan 20, 2020
Civil Rights Coalition Calls on Governor Whitmer to End Detroit Water Shutoffs Crisis
DETROIT – After years of fighting Detroit water shutoffs through litigation and advocacy, a coalition of civil rights lawyers and organizations publicly calls on Michigan Governo...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jan 20, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Releases Inaugural Episode of its Liberty Is Peachy Podcast
Listen Like Your Rights Depend On It
Jan 18, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Demands Full Investigation Into New Allegation of Water Contamination at Cobb County Detention Center
Calls for comprehensive medical examinations for all persons who may be impacted
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 17, 2020
ACLU Response to Supreme Court Review of Contraceptive Coverage Challenge
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced today it would review Trump v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which is a challenge to the Trump Administration’s rules that allows emplo...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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.