Press Releases
Aug 29, 2018
ACLU Analysis of Federal Civil Rights Data Shows New Area of Racial Disparities in Public Schools
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and the UCLA Civil Rights Project released the first in a series of reports yesterday revealing students missed more than 11 million...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 22, 2018
Federal Court Strikes Down Alabama Ban on Abortion Method
Appeals Court Finds That Ban Would Have Put Women’s Health at Risk
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: West Alabama Women’s Center v. Miller
Aug 21, 2018
ACLU Statement on Nationwide Prison Strike
NEW YORK — Men and women incarcerated in prisons across the country declared a nationwide strike today to draw attention and demand changes to the conditions they face in the pri...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 15, 2018
ACLU Comment on Revocation of John Brennan’s Security Clearance
NEW YORK — President Trump today revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.
Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privac...
Aug 15, 2018
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Release Documents in Transgender Service Member Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 15, 2017
CONTACT: Tyler Richard, ACLU, (212) 549-2666, media@aclu.orgMeredith Curtis, ACLU of Maryland, Curtis@aclu-md.org
MARYLAND — A federal judg...
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Aug 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on White House Nondisclosure Agreements
NEW YORK — Donald Trump today acknowledged the existence of nondisclosure agreements for White House staff. Brian Hauss, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union's ...
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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.