Press Releases
Oct 01, 2019
ACLU Statement on Groundbreaking Harvard Admissions Case
BOSTON — Following today's decision in a challenge to Harvard's practices on admissions, ReNika Moore, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Racial Justice Program hig...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 01, 2019
ACLU and Organizations Block Georgia’s Abortion Ban From Taking Effect
ATLANTA — The U.S. District Court in Atlanta today granted a preliminary injunction in a challenge to Georgia’s ban on abortion from the earliest weeks in pregnancy, blocking t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 01, 2019
Court Rules Against Inmates Challenging Tennessee Department of Corrections Hepatitis C Protocol
Court Finds TDOC’s Past Hepatitis C Protocol “Bordered on Deliberate Indifference”
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 27, 2019
NJ Abolishes Agreements with ICE That Divert Local Law Enforcement to Perform Federal Immigration Duties
Monumental amendments to landmark Immigrant Trust Directive will end NJ participation in unjust, discriminatory, costly program that compromises public safety and rights
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 27, 2019
Taxpayer-Funded Child Welfare Agencies Allowed to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
DETROIT – As a result of a federal court order issued today, St. Vincent Catholic Charities, a state-contracted and taxpayer-funded child welfare agency, will be allowed to refus...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 27, 2019
ACLU of Arkansas Condemns Approval of Private Prison Contract
LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU of Arkansas today condemned the decision by the Board of Corrections to approve a 20-year contract for LaSalle Corrections to operate a private prison in s...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
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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.