Press Releases
May 09, 2018
TONIGHT: Sen. Kamala Harris, Michael K. Williams, Michael Eric Dyson, Tichina Arnold, John Forté, DA Larry Krasner, Shaun King and Many More Come Together to Urge Public to “Vote for Justice”
Newseum Event is Open to Press; Media Availability Begins at 6:30 p.m.
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
May 08, 2018
ACLU Statement on Introduction of “Protect and Serve Act”
WASHINGTON — Congress introduced the “Protect and Serve Act” today, which purports to address violence against law enforcement. Versions were introduced in both the House of ...
May 07, 2018
Appeals Court Blocks U.S. Attempt to Send American Detained Abroad to Another Country
U.S. Citizen Has Been Held by U.S. Military in Iraq Without Charges for Over Seven Months
May 04, 2018
ACLU Demands CIA Records on Campaign Supporting Haspel Nomination
Freedom of Information Act Request Seeks Documents About Selective Declassification and Activities Related to Promoting Haspel
Issue Areas:
National Security
May 03, 2018
Advocates File FOIA Request for ICE Documents on Detention of Pregnant Women
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, and the Women’s Refugee Commission filed a Freedom of Information Act request today with Immigrat...
May 03, 2018
ACLU Comment on White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order today creating a new Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
Daniel Mach, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Program ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
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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.