Press Releases
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
Aug 03, 2018
Federal Court Criticizes Trump Administration For Lax Family Reunification Effort
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge today called out the Trump administration for losing track of hundreds of parents it deported without their children or can’t locate.
During today...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Aug 01, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Sue President Trump and ICE for Jailing Immigrants in Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, Prison Law Office, and Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center filed a lawsuit today against President Trump and Immigrati...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Teneng v. Trump
Jul 31, 2018
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Maricopa County Civil Rights Case
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court today upheld the latest in several major rulings against Arizona’s Maricopa County in a long-running, class-action case that has held the Sher...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Jul 30, 2018
ACLU to Demand TSA Hand Over Documents on Surveillance of U.S. Travelers
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it will file a Freedom of Information Act request for records related to the Transportation Security Administra...
Jul 27, 2018
ACLU Comment on New Amazon Statement Responding to Face Recognition Technology Test
SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon today issued an additional statement in response to the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California test of Rekognition, the company'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.