Press Releases
Dec 18, 2019
ACLU, Health Care Provider Sue Over Anti-Abortion Ordinance in Tennessee City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The ACLU, ACLU of Tennessee, and the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP brought suit against the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee in federal court today...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
Dec 18, 2019
NJ Gov. Murphy Signs Restoration of Voting Rights to People on Probation and Parole
New Jersey gets closer to the ideals of a representative democracy by restoring the franchise, and can go further by restoring rights of incarcerated people
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Dec 18, 2019
ACLU-NJ Statement on Dec. 16 Passage of Key Civil Rights Legislation
ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha calls Dec. 16: "One of the most important days for civil rights in NJ history"
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Dec 18, 2019
ACLU-MI Defends Amish Community’s Religious Freedom Against Lenawee County’s Threat to Bulldoze Homes
MORENCI, Mich. – Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and the law firm Wright & Schulte, LLC counter-sued the Lenawee County Health Department for viol...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Dec 16, 2019
ACLU Comment on Homeland Security Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — Congress unveiled legislation today to fund the federal government for the next nine months.
Madhuri Grewal, American Civil Liberties Union federal immigration polic...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 16, 2019
Bill to Restore Vote for People on Parole and Probation Passes Legislature, Next Step is Re-Enfranchising People Who Are Currently Incarcerated
TRENTON – A bill to restore voting rights to people on parole and probation passed in both the Assembly and the Senate today and now moves to the Governor’s desk for signing. A...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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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.