Press Releases
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
Dec 16, 2019
Historic Bill to Expand Driver’s Licenses Passes Legislature, Moves to Governor’s Desk
Licenses bill, A4743/S3229, passed in both the Assembly and the Senate, now awaits Governor’s signature
Dec 16, 2019
Bill Banning Racially Motivated Hair Discrimination in NJ Passes Legislature
The Crown Act adds racial discrimination based on traits of hair, hair texture, and styles associated with race to New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination
Issue Areas:
Racial 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.