Press Releases
Jul 30, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump Tweet About Delaying Election
NEW YORK — In a tweet this morning, President Trump suggested the November election could be delayed.
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, had this reaction:
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Jul 29, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Applauds Flint City Clerk for New Initiatives to Help Absentee Voters
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauds the Flint City Clerk for taking new steps that will help voters cast absentee ballots less than one week out fro...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 29, 2020
ACLU Tells Congress: Until All of Us Are Covered, All of Us Are At Risk
WASHINGTON —The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate demanding universal access to COVID-19 testing and treatment to en...
Jul 29, 2020
WV Groups, Community Leaders Call on Governor, Secretary of State and County Clerks to Replicate Primary Election Voting and Absentee Ballot Request Options
Absentee Ballot Applications Should Be Mailed to All Registered Voters
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 29, 2020
ACLU and NYCLU Take Legal Action to Give New York Voters Time to Register for November Election
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP took legal action seeking to ensure New Yorkers are bette...
Jul 29, 2020
ACLU-CT Reacts to Legislature’s Passage of Police Accountability Bill
HARTFORD – The Connecticut General Assembly senate today voted 21-15 to approve a bill regarding police accountability. The senate’s decision followed last week’s 86-58 house...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Free Speech
Government Pressure To Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was An Abuse Of Power. Explore News & Commentary.Government Pressure to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was an Abuse of Power
Late-night hosts have become targets as the Trump administration pressures networks, raising urgent questions about First Amendment protections. -
Rhode Island Supreme CourtOct 2025
Civil Liberties
Parente Et Al. V. Lefebvre Et Al.. Explore Case.Parente et al. v. Lefebvre et al.
This case asks whether state officials in Rhode Island can be held liable for their discriminatory acts under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act (RICRA), a state anti-discrimination law. The State of Rhode Island asserts that it has sovereign immunity as to claims brought under the RICRA and therefore cannot be sued for damages for violating that law. The State Supreme Court Initiative and the ACLU of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief arguing that the State is wrong: discrimination claims under the RICRA are covered by the State Tort Claims Act’s broad waiver of state sovereign immunity for “all actions of torts.” Thus, state officials may be held liable when they engage in discrimination prohibited by the RICRA, allowing harmed Rhode Islanders to seek redress. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms.