Press Releases
Jul 05, 2019
ACLU Asks Federal Court to Block Trump’s Ongoing Bid to Add Census Citizenship Question
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and partners today asked a federal court in New York to block the Trump administration from taking any action that would delay the p...
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
Jul 03, 2019
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Border Wall in National Emergency Challenge
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court today denied the government’s attempt to begin construction of President Trump’s border wall using funds unauthorized by Congress. Th...
Jul 03, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Threat to Reverse Course on Census
NEW YORK — One day after announcing it would move forward with printing the 2020 census without the citizenship question, the Trump administration is threatening to reverse cours...
Court case: Department of Commerce v. New York
Jul 03, 2019
Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Attempts to Gut Family Planning Program in Response to ACLU Lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals restored a preliminary injunction today in the ACLU’s case against the Trump Administration’s efforts to roll back Title X, th...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 03, 2019
Judge Blocks Ohio’s Near Total Abortion Ban in ACLU Case
CINCINNATI — A federal judge temporarily blocked an Ohio law today that would have banned abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant....
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 03, 2019
Supreme Court Urged Not to Roll Back Workplace Protections for LGBTQ People
WASHINGTON – Thousands of businesses, women CEOs and women’s rights organizations, civil rights organizations, current and former elected officials, faith leaders, scholars and...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
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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. -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Secure Messaging And Ai Don’t Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don’t Mix
A Privacy Failure Waiting to Happen