Press Releases
Oct 18, 2019
Federal Court Rules the Right to Vote in Florida Cannot Be Denied on Account of Wealth
TALLAHASEE, Fla. — A federal court today ruled that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of wealth. Plaintiffs challenged a Florida law that creates wealth-based hurdles...
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
Oct 18, 2019
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case Involving Asylum-Seekers’ Access to Federal Courts
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to review a federal appeals court ruling that concluded asylum-seekers are entitled to federal court review of their expedited removal o...
Oct 17, 2019
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Take Nikko Jenkins’ Execution Case
LINCOLN, Neb. — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition for certiorari today, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a notorious death penalty case from Nebraska. The ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Oct 17, 2019
ACLU Comment on Census Bureau Effort to Cull Citizenship Data from State Driver’s License Records
NEW YORK — The Census Bureau is seeking state driver’s license records in an attempt to secure detailed data on the citizenship status of everyone in the United States.
In June...
Oct 11, 2019
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Block on Law Banning Abortion Based on Patient’s Reason
CINCINNATI —The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction today against an unconstitutional abortion ban. The law criminalizes abortion when one of t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Preterm Cleveland v. Himes
Oct 08, 2019
California Blocks Face Recognition on Police Body Cameras
SACRAMENTO – California Governor Gavin Newsom tonight signed into law The Body Camera Accountability Act, making California the largest state in the country to block police from ...
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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.