Press Releases
Jul 12, 2018
ACLU Launches Nationwide Voter Education and Mobilization Program
ACLU Voter Urges the American Public to “Vote Like Your Rights Depend on it”
Jul 12, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Reunification Numbers for Children Under 5
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration says it has reunited 57 children under 5 that it forcibly separated from their parents. The deadline to reunify all the children under 5 was ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jul 10, 2018
Court Rules Trump Administration Must Adhere to Family Reunification Deadlines
Judge Orders Government to Streamline Process to Reunite Children and Parents in ACLU Lawsuit
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jul 10, 2018
Milwaukee Common Council Approves Historic Settlement with ACLU, with Sweeping Police Reforms to End Unconstitutional Stops and Frisks of Black and Latinx People
Agreement Would Require Milwaukee to Overhaul Police Department Policies, Training, Supervision, Accountability, and Community Engagement
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Collins et al. v. The City of Milwaukee et al.
Jul 09, 2018
ACLU Statement on Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
NEW YORK — American Civil Liberties Union Legal Director David Cole issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme...
Jul 09, 2018
ACLU Comment on Today’s Federal Court Family Reunification Hearing
SAN DIEGO — The American Civil Liberties Union was back in federal court today pushing for the reunification of children under 5 who were forcibly separated from their parents.
U...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
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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.