Press Releases
Sep 27, 2019
ACLU Demands Trump Administration End Investigation Into Duke-UNC Middle East Studies Program
Organization Calls on U.S. Department of Education to Turn Over Records Related to the Investigation
Sep 27, 2019
Federal Court Blocks Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy
WASHINGTON — A federal court has blocked a Trump administration policy that sought to massively expand fast-track deportations without a fair legal process such as a court hearin...
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Wolf
Sep 26, 2019
Airman Becomes First Sikh American to Complete Basic and Technical Training with A Religious Accommodation
Sunjit Singh Rathour undertook his training while wearing a turban, beard, and unshorn hair in accordance with his Sikh faith
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Sep 26, 2019
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling Upholding Kentucky Forced Narrated Ultrasound Law
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The American Civil Liberties Union today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding Kentucky’s forced...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 26, 2019
ACLU Furthers Investigation into the Scope of Facial Recognition Activity in Michigan
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) filed two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests today, with the Michigan Department of State (DOS) and Michig...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 25, 2019
ACLU Settles Case: Colorado Company Can No Longer Discriminate Against Transgender Individuals
DENVER – The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced a settlement this morning on behalf of Dashir Moore, a transgender man wh...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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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.