Press Releases
Aug 09, 2018
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Asylum Seekers Challenging Administration Policies
Judge Calls Government’s Deportation of Mom and Child Before Hearing ‘Unacceptable.’ Lawsuit Brought by ACLU and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Grace v. Barr
Aug 08, 2018
ACLU Partners with John Legend, Daveed Diggs, and Others to ‘Quiz’ Public on Criminal Justice Reform
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice today announced a public education campaign featuring prominent artists, entertainers, and activists. The...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 07, 2018
ACLU, National Consumer Law Center & Color of Change Praise Senate Inquiry into Predatory Bail Industry Practices
WASHINGTON — Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) yesterday sent a letter to insurance companies that underwrite over $2 billion a year in bail bonds expressing ...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 07, 2018
ACLU Comment on Landmark Ruling in Cross-Border Shooting Case
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court issued a landmark ruling today confirming that the Constitution does not allow unjustified cross-border shootings and rejecting arguments ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Rodriguez v. Swartz
Aug 07, 2018
Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Attacks on Asylum Protections
Federal Lawsuit Targets Denial of Asylum Protections for Immigrants Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Grace v. Barr
Aug 07, 2018
State Attorneys General, Medical Associations, and Advocacy Groups File Friend-Of-The-Court Briefs in Jane Doe Case
Call For An End To The Trump Administration’s No-Abortion Policy for Immigrant Teens
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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.