Press Releases
Jul 25, 2019
ACLU Statement on Justice Department Reinstating Broken Federal Death Penalty System
DURHAM, N.C. — The Department of Justice today announced it would resume the federal death penalty, which has not been used in this country since 2003. Cassandra Stubbs, director...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jul 24, 2019
ACLU-TN and TIRRC Statements on Sixth Circuit’s Dismissal of Tennessee’s Anti-Refugee Lawsuit
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed Tennessee legislators’ lawsuit intended to block refugee resettlement in the state due to lack of standing.
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Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 24, 2019
Federal Court Blocks New Trump Asylum Restrictions
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court has blocked a new Trump administration asylum ban that categorically denied asylum to anyone at the southern border who had transited through a t...
Court case: East Bay v. Barr
Jul 23, 2019
Court Approves Settlement in H.B. 2 Replacement Case
Court Decree Ensures That People Who are Transgender Cannot Be Banned From Facilities Based on their Gender Under H.B. 2 Replacement Law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The State of North ...
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Jul 23, 2019
Concord Coach Should Refuse Warrantless CBP Raids, Says ACLU
4th Amendment Requires Warrant or Consent to Board and Search Buses
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 23, 2019
Civil Rights Coalition Files Petition Urging the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Suspend Detroit Water Shutoffs to Avoid Public Health Emergency
DETROIT – Today a civil rights coalition filed a petition with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), urging the state agency to require the Detroit Water ...
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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.