Press Releases
Apr 09, 2018
ACLU of Oregon questions killing of man by police in Portland, calls for transparency
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police officers fatally shot an unidentified man last night at Cityteam Ministries homeless shelter in Portland. A police spokesperson said the officers believed t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 09, 2018
ACLU Sues Texas County Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail System
GALVESTON, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and the law firm Arnold & Porter filed a federal class-action lawsuit yesterday against Galveston Co...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 06, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Zero Tolerance Policy at Border
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that it is implementing a “zero-tolerance” policy to prosecute immigrants entering the U.S. at the border.
Cecillia Wang, ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 04, 2018
ACLU Statement on President Trump Order Sending National Guard to Mexico Border
EL PASO, Texas — President Trump announced that he will sign a proclamation today ordering National Guard troops to the southern border to assist with immigration enforcement.
As...
Apr 04, 2018
ACLU Calls on Supreme Court to Overturn 241-Year Sentence for 16-Year-Old
Bobby Bostic Will Not Be Eligible for Parole until He’s 112 Years Old, a Cruel and Unusual Punishment for a Conviction for Robberies Committed at 16
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 04, 2018
ACLU Sues Orange County District Attorney and Sheriff over Secret, Illegal Jail Informant Program
Vast Operation of Paid Jailhouse Informants Has Tainted Convictions for More than Thirty Years
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: P.E.O.P.L.E. v Rackauckas
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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.