Press Releases
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
Nov 12, 2019
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional
Government Must Have Reasonable Suspicion of Digital Contraband Before Searching Electronic Devices at the U.S. Border
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Nov 12, 2019
ACLU, Michigan Workers File Class Action Lawsuit Against McDonald’s for Sexual Harassment
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and Michigan McDonald’s workers filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force the company to address a “systemic problem...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
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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.