Press Releases
Sep 25, 2019
In Historic Decision on Digital Bias, EEOC Finds Employers Violated Federal Law When They Excluded Women and Older Workers From Facebook Job Ads
WASHINTON — The Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced yesterday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces federal equa...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 25, 2019
ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee Demand DeKalb County Election Board Adopt Policies to Protect Against Wrongfully Removing Legally Registered Voters from the Rolls
ATLANTA — The ACLU of Georgia and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, on behalf of the New Georgia Project and the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, sent ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 24, 2019
ACLU OF RI RESOLVES FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT OVER STATE’S DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-FICTION AUTHORS
The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced the favorable resolution of a lawsuit it filed in May, challenging the state Division of Taxation’s position that a special sales tax exe...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 23, 2019
Prison Policy Initiative report highlights need for criminal justice reform in South Dakota
South Dakota jails more people per capita than any other state, according to a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative, and nearly half of all arrests are drug or alcohol rela...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 20, 2019
ACLU Backs Oregon Court for Protecting Lesbian Couple who were Refused Wedding Cake
PORTLAND, Ore.—The ACLU of Oregon today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals in Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). The United St...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 19, 2019
Bureau of Prisons sued for refusing to let people with opioid use disorder stay on their prescribed medication
Federal prison policy violates Eighth Amendment and Rehabilitation Act, ACLU-WA lawsuit asserts
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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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.