Press Releases
Jun 19, 2018
ACLU Comment on U.S. Plans to Withdraw from U.N. Human Rights Council
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is reportedly planning to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council today.
Jamil Dakwar, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’...
Jun 18, 2018
Federal Court Strikes Down Kansas Anti-Voting Law
KANSAS CITY — A federal court today struck down Kansas’ documentary proof-of-citizenship law, saying it violated the National Voter Registration Act and the Constitution. The A...
Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
Jun 18, 2018
Shareholders, Community Groups, Consumers Demand Amazon Stop Selling Face Surveillance System to Government
Over 150,000 People Join Nationwide Campaign as Immigrants’ Rights, Racial Justice, and Civil Liberties Advocates Raise Privacy and Discrimination Concerns
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 18, 2018
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Rulings
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today issued rulings in two partisan gerrymandering cases: Gill v. Whitford and Benisek v. Lamone. The American Civil Liberties Union filed briefs ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Gill v. Whitford
Jun 15, 2018
ACLU Comment on South Carolina Request to Trump Administration to Permit Discrimination in State Foster Care and Adoption Systems
WASHINGTON — Reporting released today indicates that the Trump administration is considering a shift in its policy to permit discrimination in state foster and adoption systems. ...
Jun 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on House Immigration Legislation Negotiations
WASHINGTON — Members of the House are currently in negotiations on immigration legislation to be voted on next week. Lorella Praeli, American Civil Liberties Union director of im...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.