Press Releases
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 ...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, 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 federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
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.