Press Releases
Feb 18, 2019
Judges, District Attorneys, Cops Ask N.C. Supreme Court to Declare Death Penalty Unconstitutional
Criminal Justice Experts Say Death Penalty Is Broken and Cannot Be Fixed
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Feb 15, 2019
ACLU to Challenge National Emergency Declaration
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it will file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s emergency powers declaration to secure funds to build a ...
Feb 15, 2019
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action in Census Citizenship Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Trump administration’s appeal in the census citizenship case. The appeal was prompted by a federal district court ruling l...
Feb 14, 2019
ACLU Comment on Potential National Emergency Declaration
NEW YORK — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today stated that President Trump will declare a national emergency.
Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Li...
Feb 14, 2019
ACLU Statement on Barr Confirmation as Attorney General
WASHINGTON — The Senate today confirmed William Barr as the next attorney general.
David Cole, American Civil Liberties Union legal director, said:
“Now that William Barr has b...
Feb 14, 2019
ACLU Responds to Department of Homeland Security Budget
WASHINGTON — A congressional conference committee released its budget for the Department of Homeland Security late last night, just two days before the continuing resolution curr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.