Press Releases
May 22, 2018
ACLU on Introduction of Do No Harm Act
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced today the Do No Harm Act, which would prevent the use of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to evade compliance wi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 22, 2018
Emails Show How Amazon Is Selling Facial Recognition System to Law Enforcement
Broad Coalition Demands That Amazon Stop Selling Dragnet Surveillance Tool to the Government, Citing Privacy and Racial Justice Concerns
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 21, 2018
ACLU, University of Chicago Law School International Human Rights Clinic to Release Report on CBP Abuse of Immigrant Children
WHAT:The American Civil Liberties Union’s Border Litigation Project and the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School will release a new report on...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 18, 2018
ACLU Response to Trump Administration Plans to Dismantle Federal Family Planning Program
WASHINGTON — The White House is expected to announce plans to gut Title X, the nation’s family planning program that provides birth control and other basic preventive services ...
May 17, 2018
ACLU Comment on Haspel Confirmation to Lead CIA
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted today to confirm Gina Haspel to lead the CIA.
Christopher Anders, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative O...
Issue Areas:
National Security
May 16, 2018
ACLU Comment on House Passage of Divisive Policing Bill
WASHINGTON — The House passed tonight the Protect and Serve Act, a bill that would further divide community and police relations.
Kanya Bennet, American Civil Liberties Union leg...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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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.