Press Releases
Mar 26, 2019
Senate Introduces Bills to Protect Immigrants Eligible for DACA, TPS, and DED
WASHINGTON — The Dream Act of 2019 and the Secure Act were introduced today in the Senate. These two bills would protect Dreamers and those eligible for Temporary Protected Statu...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 22, 2019
ACLU Calls for Public Release of Mueller Report on Russia Investigation
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today called for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation to be made public.
ACLU National Legal Dire...
Mar 22, 2019
Groups in Federal Court to Challenge Trump’s Forced Return to Mexico Policy
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies were in federal court today seeking a preliminary inj...
Court case: Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
Mar 21, 2019
ACLU Comment on Campus Speech Executive Order
WASHINGTON — President Trump today issued an executive order on campus free speech.
Kathleen Ruane, senior legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, had the fo...
Mar 21, 2019
ACLU and Center for Media Justice Sue FBI for Records on Surveillance of Black Activists
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and Center for Media Justice today sued the FBI and Department of Justice for records related to the surveillance of Black people an...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Privacy & Technology
Mar 20, 2019
ACLU Requests State Department Documents on ‘Faith-Based Media’ Briefing
WASHINGTON — In response to reports that Secretary of State Michael Pompeo held a press briefing restricted to “faith-based media” outlets, the ACLU submitted a Freedom of In...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, 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 federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
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.