Press Releases
Nov 14, 2019
ACLU-TX Files Complaint Calling For End to CBP Policy of Turning Away Mexican Asylum Seekers
EL PASO, Texas – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the ACLU Border Rights Center today filed a complaint with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 14, 2019
ACLU-RI Files Brief Challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on Receipt of Law Enforcement Funds
The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston in support of a legal challenge brought by the cit...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 13, 2019
Ohio Department of Health Grants License to Last Dayton-Area Abortion Clinic
DAYTON, Ohio — In a win for abortion access in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has granted a license to Women’s Med Center, the last abortion clinic in the Dayton are...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Nov 13, 2019
Thousands Blast Trump Administration’s Forced DNA Collection Plans
ACLU, Rights Groups, and Over 35,000 ACLU Supporters Urge Administration Abandon Proposal
Nov 12, 2019
ACLU of Hawai'i Joins Global Giving Tuesday Movement On December 3rd
HONOLULU — The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i (ACLU of Hawai‘i) is excited to announce that it will join this year’s GivingTuesday, which takes place on December...
Nov 12, 2019
Corte federal determina como inconstitucionales los registros sin sospecha de teléfonos y computadoras pertenecientes a viajeros
El gobierno debe tener sospecha razonable de contrabando digital antes de registrar dispositivos electrónicos en la frontera estadounidense
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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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.