Press Releases
Jul 12, 2019
Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration Birth Control Rule
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court affirmed a lower court ruling today preliminarily blocking final rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and other federa...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 11, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Giving Up Census Fight
NEW YORK — President Trump said he is giving up his bid to add a citizenship question to the census. He had initially threatened to defy a Supreme Court ruling that blocked it. ...
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
Jul 11, 2019
ACLU Files Preemptive Lawsuit to Protect Refugees from Massive Trump ICE Raids
NEW YORK — In anticipation of the Trump administration’s threatened mass arrest of thousands of families and children, four immigration legal aid nonprofit organizations filed ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 11, 2019
ACLU Cautions Against Flag Desecration Charges in Fishers
INDIANAPOLIS – The ACLU of Indiana raised concerns regarding recent flag desecration charges. Two men in Fishers, Indiana were arrested and charged with arson and flag desecratio...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 11, 2019
Delta Passengers Win Settlement Barring Involuntary, Suspicionless ID Checks by CBP After Domestic Flights
CBP Issues New Protocols Restricting Domestic Flight Passenger Identification Checks Following ACLU Lawsuit
Court case: Amadei v. McAleenan
Jul 09, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Census Lawyer Swap Ruling
NEW YORK — A federal court has ruled that the Trump administration must satisfactorily explain why it has removed its census lawyer team.
The American Civil Liberties Union, New ...
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
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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.