Press Releases
Jan 23, 2019
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Discrimination in Child Welfare System
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration granted permission today for government-contracted child welfare agencies in South Carolina to turn away would-be foster and adoptive parent...
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LGBTQ Rights
Jan 22, 2019
New Senate Proposal Would Eviscerate Asylum Protections
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has put forth a hard-line immigration proposal in exchange for reopening the government, which has been shut down since Decemb...
Jan 19, 2019
ACLU Response to President Trump’s Speech on Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Trump today delivered a speech on immigration, border security, and the government shutdown.
Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Li...
Jan 17, 2019
ACLU Comment on Government Report it Doesn’t Know How Many Children it Separated
NEW YORK — A government report released today states that the administration does not know the total number of children it tore from parents under its family separation policy.
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Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jan 17, 2019
ACLU Sues Federal Government for Social Media Surveillance Records
FBI Says it ‘Can Neither Confirm nor Deny’ the Existence of Such Records
Jan 17, 2019
ACLU Comment on Amazon Shareholder Resolution Against Selling Facial Recognition to Government
SEATTLE — A group of Amazon shareholders announced today that they have filed a shareholder resolution echoing widespread calls for Amazon to stop sales of facial recognition to ...
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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.