Press Releases
Nov 06, 2024
Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit to Restore Abortion Access, on Heels of Voters Approving Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative
KANSAS CITY — Following the passage of Amendment 3, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, Missouri’s two Planned Parenthood providers filed suit to restore abortion acc...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Nov 06, 2024
ACLU Responds to Election of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), had the following reaction to The Associated Press’ call of the 2024 presidenti...
Nov 04, 2024
Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Relief for Cobb County Voters
Voters Must Vote in Person on Election Day or Make sure their Absentee Ballot is Received by 7 p.m. on Election Day
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Nov 04, 2024
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Guantánamo Attorney’s Lawsuit Challenging CIA’s Excessive Secrecy
This cert petition in Connell v. CIA follows an appeals court ruling that allowed the CIA to continue abusing Glomar responses to evade accountability
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 04, 2024
Supreme Court to Determine Future of Equal Protection and Voting Rights Act Claims in Louisiana Case
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review the case of Robinson v. Callais, which could determine how congressional maps are drawn in Louisiana.
The court will now...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Nov 03, 2024
ACLU of Iowa Statement on Decision Regarding Iowa's New Citizen Voter Challenge
Statement from Rita Bettis Austen, ACLU of Iowa Legal Director:
"We are obviously disappointed with the court’s decision not to outright block Secretary Pate's directive, which ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Selcuk v. Pate
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News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Attempts at a Technological Solution to Disinformation Will Do More Harm Than GoodAttempts at a Technological Solution to Disinformation Will Do More Harm Than Good
Futile “content authentication technologies” are being pushed by companies and others. -
PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The ACLU, alongside the ACLU of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant’s petition, in which the ACLU argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The ACLU breaks down if the process is worth keeping.