Press Releases
May 02, 2019
Groups Launch Legal Challenge to Trump Administration Policy on Jailing Asylum Seekers
SEATTLE — The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a proposed amended complaint in federal court today in or...
Court case: Padilla v. ICE
May 02, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration's Report on Civilians It Killed Abroad
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today made public a declassified version of a Congressionally-mandated report on the number of civilians it killed abroad through its lethal...
Apr 30, 2019
New Documents Reveal DHS Claiming Broad, Unconstitutional Authority to Search Travelers’ Phones and Laptops
ACLU, EFF Move for Summary Judgement to Block Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices at Airports, U.S. Ports of Entry
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Apr 26, 2019
Settlement Reached to End Texas Voter Purge and Protect Voting Rights
Agreement between civil rights groups and state elections officials ends lawsuit over voter roll purge that discriminated against naturalized citizens
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 25, 2019
Third Federal Court Blocks Anti-BDS Law as Unconstitutional
AUSTIN — A federal court in Texas today blocked a state law requiring government contractors to certify that they are not engaged in boycotts of Israel or companies that do busin...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 25, 2019
Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Identify Separated Children Within Six Months
SAN DIEGO — A federal court today imposed a six-month deadline on the Trump administration to identify potentially thousands more children it separated from parents. The governme...
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
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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.