Press Releases
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
Aug 27, 2019
BREAKING: Federal Court in Missouri Blocks Cascading Abortion Bans
U.S. District Court judge finds Missouri’s law likely unconstitutional on the merits, blocks major portions of abortion law one day before they were set to take effect.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 27, 2019
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Indiana Voter Purge Crosscheck Law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court today affirmed a ruling blocking an Indiana law that would have allowed county election officials to kick voters off the rolls immediately ...
Court case: Common Cause Indiana v. Lawson
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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.