Press Releases
Aug 08, 2019
ACLU of Mississippi Statement on ICE Raids
JACKSON, Mississippi — Approximately 680 community members were removed from their jobs, detained, and separated from their families in immigration raids yesterday at several foo...
Aug 06, 2019
Federal Court Blocks Arkansas Abortion Bans and Restrictions
The laws would have left the state with only one abortion provider able to provide only limited abortion care
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 06, 2019
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Fast-Track Deportations
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump administ...
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Wolf
Aug 02, 2019
NYCLU Statement on Judge’s Recommendation to Fire NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo
NEW YORK - The judge presiding over the disciplinary trial of Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner, recommended today that the cop be fired for his role in Garn...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 01, 2019
Civil Rights Coalition Opposes Facial Recognition Technology in Letter to Detroit Board of Police Commissioners
DETROIT – Today a diverse coalition of twelve local civil rights organizations urged the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to reject the Detroit Police Department’s (DPD) p...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 31, 2019
NYCLU Statement on Medical Examiner Ruling on Layleen Polanco's Death
NEW YORK- New York City medical examiners ruled yesterday that Layleen Polanco, who was held in solitary confinement on Rikers Island, died from epilepsy complications.
Under New Y...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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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.