Press Releases
Feb 12, 2018
Police Officer Fired for not Shooting Unarmed Man Reaches Settlement with W.Va. City
WEIRTON, W.Va. — A settlement agreement was reached between former Weirton police officer Stephen Mader and the City of Weirton in a lawsuit challenging the termination of Mr. Ma...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 09, 2018
ACLU Comment on Budget Passage
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed the congressional budget deal passed by the Senate and the House early today.
Lorella Praeli, American Civil Liberties Union director of immig...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 09, 2018
ACLU Tells Court That U.S. Has No Authority to Hold American Abroad
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union told a federal court today that the Trump administration has no legal authority to detain an American who has been held by the U.S...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Feb 07, 2018
ACLU Comment on Congressional Budget Vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate announced a deal today to fund the government for the next two months that does not include protections for young immigrants known as Dreamers.
Lorella Pr...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 06, 2018
ACLU Sues Alabama for Discrimination Against Transgender People
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Alabama filed a lawsuit today challenging Alabama’s policy of restricting access to driver’s licenses for tr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Corbitt v. Taylor
Feb 02, 2018
ACLU Comment on Release of Nunes Memo
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee released a memo today that discussed FBI and Justice Department surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
Christ...
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.