Press Releases
Sep 05, 2018
ACLU Launches State-by-State Blueprints with Roadmaps for Cutting Incarceration by 50 Percent
Smart Justice Blueprints Launch With 24 State Reports and Interactive Web Tool, Remaining 27 to be Rolled Out in Coming Months
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Sep 04, 2018
New Documents Reveal Government Plans to Spy on Keystone XL Protesters
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies Over Refusal to Turn Over Additional Documents About Plans for Cooperating with State Law Enforcement and Private Security Contractors
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Weighs in on Maine Cell Phone Tracking Case Following U.S. Supreme Court Victory
Groups Argue Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Applies to Maine Case
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s Denial of Passports to Americans on Border
NEW YORK – The Trump administration is reportedly denying passports to Americans living on the United States-Mexico border. The ACLU challenged passport denials a decade ago, for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Statement on Department of Justice Filing in Harvard University Admissions Lawsuit
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case. The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement in re...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Files Brief Supporting Harvard University in Admissions Lawsuit
ACLU Joins Civil Rights Leaders, Students, and Universities Calling for Case’s Dismissal and Preservation of Colleges’ Right to Promote Diversity
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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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.