Press Releases
Dec 18, 2017
ACLU Responds to Trump Administration Attempts to Delay Enlistment of Transgender Service Members
RICHMOND, Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union today responded to the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to halt a court order that prohibits the Pentagon from impleme...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Dec 15, 2017
ACLU in Court Seeking Abortion Access for Two More Young Immigrant Women
Trump Administration Continues to Attempt to Force Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors to Carry Pregnancies to Term Against Their Will
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 15, 2017
ACLU Statement on District Court Blocking Implementation of Trump Administration Birth Control Rule
WASHINGTON — A federal court issued a preliminary injunction today effectively blocking interim final rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and other federa...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 14, 2017
Maricopa County Prosecutor Drops Challenge to Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act as Violation of Federal Law, Ceding Victory to ACLU
PHOENIX –Maricopa County Attorney William Montgomery has decided not to challenge the most recent ruling upholding Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act, as the deadline of December ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 14, 2017
ACLU Comment on FCC Vote to End Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted today to implement Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to end net neutrality.
Net neutrality prevents internet service providers ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Dec 13, 2017
ACLU of Alabama Urges Senator-Elect Jones to Protect Civil Liberties
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Following the results of the special election for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, Randall Marshall, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Ala...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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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.