Press Releases
Sep 19, 2019
ACLU Condemns Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Vote to Approve Detroit Police Department’s Facial Recognition Technology Policy
ACLU Statement on Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Thursday Vote
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 19, 2019
Photographer Sued by Former New Orleans School Principal; ACLU of Louisiana Intervenes
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana is intervening on behalf of a local photographer who is being sued for defamation after documenting a New Orleans sc...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 18, 2019
Federal Court Blocks South Dakota Laws Suppressing Pipeline Protests
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal court today blocked enforcement of the unconstitutional provisions of several South Dakota laws, including the recently-enacted “Riot Boosting” ...
Sep 18, 2019
ACLU Applauds Measures to Protect Reproductive Rights in Maine
Laws Expanding Abortion Access Won’t Face People’s Veto
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 18, 2019
ACLU Applauds State Lawmakers for Proposed Sentencing Reform Legislation
LANSING, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds state lawmakers for introducing sentencing reform legislation this week. Sen. Curt VanderWall, R-L...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Sep 18, 2019
COURT ORDERS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE MAN LIKELY TO BE TORTURED IF RETURNED TO HIS COUNTRY
In an important decision for the rights of immigrants – and for a humane and fair immigration system – a federal judge in Rhode Island today ordered the release of a man whom t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' 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.