Press Releases
Nov 14, 2019
NYCLU Statement on Green Light Law Implementation
NEW YORK – After the first of three lawsuits challenging New York’s Green Light Law was dismissed last week, a select few county clerks have stated they will not comply with th...
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...
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world — and potentially in the US — opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance -
IllinoisJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Matthews. Explore Case.United States v. Matthews
The Department of Justice sued the Illinois Board of Elections, 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. -
HawaiiJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Nago. Explore Case.United States v. Nago
The Department of Justice sued the Hawai‘i Secretary of State, 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
Privacy & Technology
Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition To Spot “persons Of Interest” — Including For The Government. Explore News & Commentary.Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition to Spot “Persons of Interest” — Including For the Government
Are Wegmans and other retailers participating in the Trump war on immigrants?