Press Releases
Nov 04, 2019
ACLU of Arkansas to Celebrate 50 years of Freedom Fighting on Thursday in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The ACLU of Arkansas will celebrate its 50th anniversary this Thursday as membership in the iconic civil rights organization continues to grow. The number of ...
Nov 04, 2019
ACLU of Georgia Calls on Secretary of State to Stop Removing Citizens from the Voter Rolls
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia has found discrepancies in the Secretary of State’s office list of 330,000 Georgia citizens whose voter registrations it intends to cancel. The li...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Nov 01, 2019
ACLU Statement on Petition Asking SCOTUS to Halt Charles Rhines’ Execution
PIERRE, S.D. — The legal team defending Charles Rhines — who is scheduled to be executed in South Dakota next week — filed a petition for certiorari today. The petition asks ...
Nov 01, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Proposal that Will Allow Discrimination in Federally-Funded Programs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration proposed a rule today that would allow agencies receiving billions of taxpayer dollars in funding from the United States Department of Healt...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 01, 2019
NYCLU Statement on Police Incidents in New York City Subways
NEW YORK - Last week, two incidents involving New Yorkers and police officers in subway stations resulted in violent encounters. One of the officers involved has had previous compl...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 01, 2019
ACLU-MI Applauds Michigan Lawmaker for Introduction of Bills to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Drivers Licenses
LANSING, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties of Michigan (ACLU) applauds Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) for the introduction of the Drive SAFE bills, which would allow for und...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.