Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

May 17, 2023

Voting and Civil Rights Groups Challenge Inequity in Access to Voting Under Georgia Law

Organizations Seek Emergency Relief to Ensure the Rights of Georgia Voters with Disabilities are Protected in Time for the 2024 Elections

Issue Areas: Voting Rights Disability Rights

Court case: Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church v. Kemp

May 15, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal in South Carolina Redistricting Case That Held State Gerrymandered Black Voters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered South Carolina to redraw its congressional map because the state’s Congressional ...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

May 01, 2023

Emergency Lawsuit Seeks Full Reinstatement of MT State Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s Legislative Rights

HELENA, Mont. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana. the law partners of Beck, Amsden, and Stalpes, and Mike Black, Esq. filed a lawsuit in state court today challengin...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights Free Speech LGBTQ Rights

Apr 26, 2023

Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form

Omissions put thousands of Floridians with past criminal convictions at risk of criminal prosecution

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Apr 24, 2023

Voting Rights Groups File Emergency Motion to Lift Georgia’s Line Relief Ban in 2024 Elections

Groups Challenge Portion of Anti-Voter Law that Blocks Georgians from Providing Food and Water to Voters Waiting in Long Lines at Polls

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court case: Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church v. Kemp

Feb 15, 2023

ACLU Responds to Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling Against Restoring Voting Rights to Minnesotans

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that our Constitution doesn’t automatically provide Minnesotans on felony probation with the right to vote upon rel...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

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