Press Releases
Mar 07, 2019
Appeals Court Rules Denial of Asylum Seekers’ Access to Courts is Unconstitutional
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has ruled that asylum seekers are entitled to federal court review of their expedited removal orders. The case, Thuraissigiam v. USDHS, was bro...
Mar 06, 2019
ACLU Statement on Report of Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates at Border
NEW YORK — The U.S. government is reportedly targeting journalists, activists, and lawyers reporting on, aiding, or representing migrants at the southern border by sending them t...
Mar 06, 2019
ACLU Comment on EO Revoking Requirement to Release Casualty Numbers From Lethal Strikes Abroad
NEW YORK — President Trump today issued an executive order revoking a 2016 executive order provision requiring the government to release annual statistics on drone and other leth...
Mar 04, 2019
ACLU Report Highlights Staff Shortages, Over-Policing, and Discriminatory Discipline in Schools
ACLU Analysis of Federal Civil Rights Data Shows Large Disparities in School Arrests in Every State, Fueled by Lack of Support Staff
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Mar 01, 2019
Judge Allows Case Against Orleans Parish DA Cannizzaro for Using Bogus Subpoenas and Jailing Crime Victims to Proceed
NEW ORLEANS — A federal district court judge ruled yesterday that a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro fo...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Singleton v. Cannizzaro
Feb 28, 2019
Congress Introduces Legislation to Block Use of Religious Freedom Restoration Act to Discriminate
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress introduced the Do No Harm Act today, which would prevent the use of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to evade compliance with federal...
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.