Press Releases
Dec 05, 2017
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case That Will Decide the Future of Anti-Discrimination Law
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union appeared before the Supreme Court today in oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case tha...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 04, 2017
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action on Trump Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily allow the latest Muslim ban to take full effect as the case is litigated. Two federal a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 04, 2017
ACLU Responds to Trump Administration Request to Supreme Court to Dismiss Jane Doe Abortion Case
Brief Argues Government Claims Are Meritless
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 01, 2017
ACLU Comment on House Intelligence Vote on Bill to Expand NSA Surveillance Powers
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee passed a bill today that dramatically expands NSA surveillance authorities, including Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Survei...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 30, 2017
Government Admits Secretly Detained American Has Asked for a Lawyer
Admission Comes in ACLU Challenge to Military Detention of U.S. Citizen Held for Over 2 Months
Nov 30, 2017
Court Sets 5 p.m. Deadline for U.S. to Say If Secretly Detained American Has Asked for Lawyer
Order Comes in ACLU’s Challenge to Military Detention of U.S. Citizen Held for Over 2 Months
Issue Areas:
National Security
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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.