Press Releases
Aug 13, 2019
Criminal Justice Reforms Could Cut Wyoming Prison Population in Half by 2025, ACLU Report Says
Wyoming can cut incarceration in half and save millions of dollars by pursuing reforms to different areas of the criminal legal system, according to the ACLU of Wyoming’s newly r...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 12, 2019
ACLU of Louisiana Reminds Public Schools to Respect Students’ Constitutional Rights
NEW ORLEANS – As students head back to school for the fall, the ACLU of Louisiana is reminding school leaders to respect the constitutional rights of all students. In a letter se...
Aug 12, 2019
Criminal justice reforms could cut South Dakota prison population in half by 2025, ACLU report says
South Dakota can cut incarceration in half and save millions of dollars by pursuing reforms to different areas of the criminal legal system, according to the ACLU of South Dakotaâ€...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 09, 2019
ACLU Comment on District Court Ruling in Favor of Gavin Grimm
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled in favor of ACLU client Gavin Grimm, in his request for summary judgement in a sex discr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Aug 09, 2019
Leaked FBI Documents Raise Concerns about Targeting Black People Under ‘Black Identity Extremist’ and Newer Labels
NEW YORK - Leaked FBI documents were published by The Young Turks shedding light on how the FBI surveils Black people based on the baseless ‘Black Identity Extremist’ designati...
Aug 08, 2019
Federal Court Rules Facebook Users Can Sue Company Over Unlawful Use of Face Recognition Technology
First Appeals Court Decision in the Nation Recognizing the Unique Privacy Harms of Face Recognition Technology
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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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.