Press Releases
Sep 10, 2019
NYCLU Files Amicus Brief In Support Of Green Light Law
NEW YORK – On Friday the New York Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief in support of the Green Light law, which allows people to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 09, 2019
Federal Court Reinstates Full Block on Trump Asylum Ban
OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal court has reinstated a nationwide injunction blocking a Trump administration asylum ban that denied asylum to anyone at the southern border who had tr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: East Bay v. Barr
Sep 05, 2019
ACLU Calls on University of Michigan to Change its Student Sexual Misconduct Policy
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the University of Michigan today urging its administration to wit...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 03, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Announcing Military Construction Funds for Border Wall
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will reportedly divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects for President Trump’s border wall. The funds were first identified...
Aug 29, 2019
ACLU-TN Urges Metro Probation Department to Stop Assisting ICE
NASHVILLE — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee sent a letter today to officials with the Metro Probation Department, urging them to adopt policies that limit volunta...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 28, 2019
Victory: Appeals Court Upholds Block on Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions
INDIANAPOLIS – The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a preliminary injunction against a restrictive abortion law, SEA 404, that would have imposed undue burdens on young ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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.