Press Releases
Dec 12, 2019
ACLU-MI Commends Federal Investigation into Racially Hostile Environment in Paw Paw Public Schools
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) welcomes the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) decision to initiate a formal investig...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Dec 11, 2019
ACLU Comment on President Trump's Executive Order on Combating Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON — President Trump today signed an executive order on combating anti-Semitism. Below is comment from ACLU National Legal Director David Cole in response:
"Anti-Semitism...
Dec 11, 2019
Federal Court Blocks ‘Veggie Burger’ Censorship Law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court today blocked the state of Arkansas from enforcing its meat label censorship law against The Tofurky Company. The law makes it illegal for com...
Dec 11, 2019
ACLU-WA lawsuit settled: Federal prison system agrees to provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder
For the third time in the past year, the Bureau of Prisons agreed to go against its policy of denying treatment to non-pregnant inmates in response to litigation
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Dec 11, 2019
Federal Court Rules Trump Border Wall Illegal
OAKLAND — A federal court today ruled that President Trump’s use of emergency powers to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds for the border wall is unlawful. The ...
Dec 10, 2019
ACLU Sues Frontier Airlines for Discrimination Against Pregnant and Breastfeeding Employees
DENVER — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Colorado, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, and Towards Justice filed two companion lawsuits today against Frontier Air...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Freyer v. Frontier and Hodgkins v. Frontier
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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. -
MassachusettsDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Galvin. Explore Case.United States v. Galvin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Secure Messaging And Ai Don’t Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don’t Mix
A Privacy Failure Waiting to Happen