Press Releases
Oct 30, 2024
Voting Rights Groups React to Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Handwritten Date Mail Ballot Case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled that disqualifying a timely vote due to a missing or incorrect handwritten date on the mail ballot return envelo...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Baxter v. Philadelphia County Board of Elections
Oct 29, 2024
Crystal Mason Asks Highest Criminal Court to Affirm Acquittal
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU, and the Texas Civil Rights Project, along with criminal defense attorney Alison Grinter and civil ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Crystal Mason v. State of Texas
Oct 29, 2024
ACLU Warns Iowa County Auditors to Follow Law in the Face of Requests for Mass Voter Removals Shortly Before Election
DES MOINES, Iowa — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Iowa have sent letters to all county auditors in Iowa and the Iowa Secretary of State to ensure they follow stat...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 25, 2024
Groups Secure Temporary Order to Halt Georgia Mass Voter Challenges
ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Georgia, American Civil Liberties Union, and Akerman LLP successfully obtained a temporary restraining order yesterday to resto...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 24, 2024
ACLU Warns that Biden-Harris Administration Rules on AI in National Security Lack Key Protections
WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration today released its National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence (AI), establishing guidelines for how the U.S. government ...
Oct 24, 2024
Ohio Citizens and Legal Groups Ask Federal Judge to Enforce Prior Ruling Against Requiring Naturalized Citizens to Produce Proof of Citizenship if Challenged at Ballot Box
Secretary LaRose Attempting to Revive Unlawful Requirement Struck Down in 2006
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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