Press Releases
Oct 24, 2019
South Dakota Governor Drops Anti-Protest Laws in Settlement Agreement With ACLU
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today backed down from their unconstitutional attempts to silence protesters. Under a s...
Oct 23, 2019
ACLU of Nevada Statement on LVMPD Withdrawal from ICE Partnership
LAS VEGAS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada on Oct. 11 called on Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to halt the us...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 23, 2019
Civil Rights Groups Sue District for Weeks-Long Water Crisis at St. Elizabeths
WASHINGTON – The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, and the law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP, have filed...
Oct 22, 2019
ACLU Statement on President Trump and Senator Lindsey Graham’s Lynching Comments
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) today compared the ongoing presidential impeachment inquiry to “a lynching.” Jeffery Robinson, director ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 21, 2019
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Police Must Get Warrant to Access Personal Data Cars Store
First State Supreme Court to Affirm That The Fourth Amendment Applies to Personal Data Cars Collect
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Oct 21, 2019
ACLU Sues to Restore Voting Rights in Minnesota
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today to restore voting rights to tens of thousands of Minnesotans.
Schroeder v. Minnesota Secretary of Sta...
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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.