Press Releases
Oct 16, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court Orders Elections Officials to Let Thousands of Nebraskans with Felony Convictions Vote
***Speakers will address today鈥檚 decision at a press conference in Omaha at 12:30 P.M. CDT this afternoon. Please email spetto@aclunebraska.org for location details or a link to the livestream.***
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Spung v. Evnen
Oct 15, 2024
Victory in Lawsuit Against Texas Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A federal district court ruled Friday, October 11, in a victory for voting rights, that a key provision of Texas鈥� anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 violates feder...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: OCA-Greater Houston v. Paxton
Oct 14, 2024
U.S. Supreme Declines to Hear Appeal from Guam Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Case
HAG脜T脩A, Guam 鈥� The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected Guam Attorney General Douglas Moylan鈥檚 request to overturn the Guam Supreme Court鈥檚 decision, in a case brought by the...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Guam Society of OBGYNs v. Guerrero
Oct 14, 2024
Dismissal in Nevada Case a Win for Voting Rights聽
LAS VEGAS 鈥� A mass voter challenge lawsuit brought forward in Washoe County by a conservative nonprofit organization that resulted in direct intervention by the 红杏视频 of Nevada an...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Citizen Outreach Foundation v. Burgess
Oct 10, 2024
Federal Court Declines to Extend Georgia's Voter Registration Deadline as State Recovers From Hurricane Helene
A federal court declined to extend Georgia鈥檚 voter registration deadline despite the destructive impacts of Hurricane Helene in the state.
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Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 10, 2024
红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of NC Launch Voter Education and Mobilization Effort for State Supreme Court and Legislative Races
RALEIGH, N.C. 鈥� The 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of North Carolina are launching a campaign to educate voters on the importance of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Se...
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News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The 红杏视频鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
U.S. Supreme CourtFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Us V. Hemani. Explore Case.US v. Hemani
Is a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an 鈥渦nlawful user鈥� of a controlled substance to possess a firearm, constitutional when it is used to prosecute a person who is a marijuana user and who keeps a gun safely secured at home for self-defense? -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements With Local Police. Explore News & Commentary.ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new 红杏视频 report, 鈥淒eputized for Disaster,鈥� illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration鈥檚 rapid expansion of the 287(g) program 鈥� and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data. Explore News & Commentary.License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data
Such readings shouldn鈥檛 generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected