Press Releases
Feb 16, 2018
Military Judge Shuts Down Chaotic Guantanamo Trial Indefinitely
NEW YORK — The military judge in the Guantanamo military commission trial of Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri, the defendant charged with planning the bombing of the USS Cole, “indefini...
Feb 15, 2018
ACLU Comment on Failed Senate Immigration Votes
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted today on four immigration proposals that failed.
Lorella Praeli, American Civil Liberties Union director of immigration policy and campaigns, said:
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Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 15, 2018
Reproductive Rights Advocates File Lawsuit to Challenge Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
CINCINNATI, OH—Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Preterm Cleveland and a number of o...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 15, 2018
ACLU Comment on House Passage of Bill that Weakens Americans with Disabilities Act
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted today to pass the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (HR 620) by a 225–192 margin. The bill creates a new “notice and cure...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Feb 15, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Muslim Ban
RICHMOND, Va. — In a 9-to-4 ruling, a federal appeals court today ruled against President Trump’s third Muslim ban. The American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations...
Feb 14, 2018
ACLU Comment on Accusations Against Detained U.S. Citizen
WASHINGTON — The government filed a court document today containing allegations against the American who has been held by the U.S. military in Iraq for nearly five months without...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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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.