Press Releases
Nov 01, 2024
Judge Orders Cobb County Officials to Express Mail Over 3,000 Delayed Absentee Ballots
County must accept absentee ballots of affected voters postmarked by Election Day and received by November 8
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Nov 01, 2024
ACLU and Public Interest Law Center Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Voting Challenge
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allows voters whose mail ballots have been rejected because of a paperwork mista...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Republican National Committee v. Genser
Nov 01, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots
ATLANTA – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit to safeguard the voting rights of Cobb County voters. Co...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Ayota v. Fall
Oct 31, 2024
ACLU Files Iowa Lawsuit in Challenge to New Voter Purge
DES MOINES, Iowa — Late last night, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Iowa, and the law firm of Faegre Drinker filed a federal lawsuit to stop the wrongful citizenship ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Selcuk v. Pate
Oct 31, 2024
Universities Should Protect Students’ Right to Protest, End Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
WASHINGTON – College and university presidents across the U.S. need to respect and protect the right to protest in support of Palestinian rights the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Free Speech
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
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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.