Press Releases
Jan 11, 2018
ACLU Condemns House Vote on Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON — The House voted today to pass an amended version a surveillance bill that would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Act (FISA). The FISA Amendments Reauth...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jan 11, 2018
ACLU Condemns House Vote on Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON — The House voted today to pass an amended version a surveillance bill that would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Act (FISA). The FISA Amendments Reauth...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jan 11, 2018
ACLU Seeks Abortion Access for Fourth Young Immigrant
Trump Administration Still Forcing Young Immigrant Women to Continue Pregnancies Against Their Will
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 10, 2018
ACLU Statement on Trump’s Comments on Libel Laws
NEW YORK — President Trump said today that he wants to “take a strong look at our country’s libel laws” in order to make it easier to win lawsuits against the news media, p...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 10, 2018
ACLU Comment on New House Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON — House Republicans today introduced the Securing America’s Future Act.
Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 10, 2018
ACLU and Demos Present Arguments at Supreme Court in Ohio Voter Purge Case
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and Dēmos presented arguments today to the Supreme Court in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, a case focusing on Ohio’s p...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
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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. -
GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, 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 DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.