Press Releases
Apr 23, 2025
ACLU Asks Court to Enforce Provision of Family Separation Settlement Agreement
At issue is the Trump administration’s sudden and unexplained termination of a contract guaranteeing legal services
SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Apr 23, 2025
Mohsen Mahdawi Challenges His Unlawful Detention by ICE
Court requests supplemental briefings on merits of the case; ACLU, ACLU of Vermont, and CUNY CLEAR join legal team
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
Apr 23, 2025
ACLU Launches “Creatives for Freedom” to Champion Artistry in the Fight for Freedom
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today launched a new initiative “Creatives for Freedom,” aimed at uniting powerful voices in fashion, advocacy, film, television...
Apr 21, 2025
ACLU Sues Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs for Information about DOGE Data Access
Suit seeks to enforce FOIA requests on records of potentially unlawful access to Americans’ sensitive data
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Apr 21, 2025
ACLU, ACLU of Colorado Sue ICE for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention in Western States
ICE ignored March 2025 FOIA request, prompting subsequent litigation
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 18, 2025
Court Rules Rümeysa Öztürk’s Lawsuit Should Move Forward in Vermont and Orders ICE to Transfer Her Back to New England
Important Decision Issued Weeks after ICE Drove Ms. Öztürk to Vermont Before Sending Her to a Notorious Louisiana Detention Facility
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, 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 federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
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.