Press Releases
Dec 18, 2018
ACLU Files First Amendment Challenge to Criminal Defamation Law
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Man Arrested For Criticizing Cops
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Dec 14, 2018
Court Rules Delta Airlines Passengers’ Lawsuit Challenging Suspicionless Search and Seizure Can Proceed
NEW YORK — A federal court has ruled that a lawsuit challenging federal agents’ search and seizure of passengers on a domestic Delta Airlines flight can proceed. The American C...
Court case: Amadei v. McAleenan
Dec 13, 2018
Congress Enacts National Standard for Treatment of Youth in Criminal Courts
WASHINGTON — Congress passed and reauthorized today the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act, a bill that ensures federal standards in the treatment of youth in criminal c...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Dec 13, 2018
Congress Moves Forward on Previously Stalled Legislation to Reform Sexual Harassment in Legislative Workforce
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have reached agreement on the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (S. 3749), which the Senate passed by unanimous consent today. ...
Dec 11, 2018
House Passes Major Disability Rights Bill
“Money Follows the Person” Program Would Allow More People With Disabilities to Get Care at Home Rather Than in Institutions.
Dec 11, 2018
ACLU on Trump Promise to Shut Down Government Over Border Wall
WASHINGTON — In a meeting with Democratic leadership today, President Trump pledged to veto a budget agreement for the Department of Homeland Security if it did not include his r...
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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.