Press Releases
Jul 31, 2019
ACLU Sues York County Sheriff’s Department and Jail over Unreasonable Arrest and Treatment of Waterboro Man
Alfred, ME - The unnecessary and unlawful arrest of a Waterboro man and his subsequent treatment in the York County Jail violated his constitutional rights, according to a lawsuit ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 31, 2019
Trump Administration Proposed Changes to Fair Housing Regulations Would Gut Protections for People of Color and Domestic Violence Survivors
WASHINGTON —The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will propose changes to its regulations implementing the Fair Housing Act according to reporting.
Sandra Park, s...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Jul 30, 2019
Planned Parenthood and ACLU Take Missouri to Court over Abortion Bans
ST. LOUIS — Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and the ACLU of Missouri, along with law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, took the state of Missouri to court toda...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 30, 2019
ACLU Moves to Expedite Border Wall Lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion to fast track proceedings in its lawsuit challenging President Trump’s abuse of emergency powers for bor...
Jul 30, 2019
ACLU Asks Federal Court to Halt Unlawful Ongoing Family Separations
SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge today to block the Trump administration from continuing to separate hundreds of families in defiance of a pr...
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jul 26, 2019
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Order in Border Wall Lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it will seek to expedite proceedings before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in order to restore a permanen...
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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. -
MassachusettsDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Galvin. Explore Case.United States v. Galvin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin, seeking private, confidential voter data. DOJ’s efforts appear to be part of an effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls.