Press Releases
Jun 02, 2026
Supreme Court Reinstates Racially Discriminatory Map for Alabama’s 2026 Congressional Elections
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Alabama a stay in the ongoing voting rights case, Milligan v. Allen, allowing Alabama to use its 2023 racially discriminatory congressional ma...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
Jul 29, 2025
ACLU Stresses Need for Federal Voting Rights Protections Amid Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, members of the U.S. Senate formally reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA), a critical piece of legislation aimed at restori...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 05, 2025
ACLU Celebrates Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Amidst 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
WASHINGTON — With the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Mongtomery marches just around the corner, the American Civil Liberties Union urges Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 07, 2025
Argument Concludes in Federal Appeal of Challenge to Louisiana State Legislative Maps
NEW ORLEANS – Oral argument concluded today at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case that will determine the future of Louisiana’s state legislative maps, Nairne v....
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Nairne v. Landry
Sep 10, 2024
Civil Rights Leaders Lobby Congress to Prioritize the Passage of National Voting Standards in 2025
WASHINGTON – Civil rights leaders and issue-based advocacy organizations gathered on Capitol Hill today to urge members of Congress to prioritize the passage of key pro-democracy...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 15, 2024
Louisiana Congressional Map with Two Majority-Black Districts Set for 2024 Elections After Supreme Court Issues Emergency Stay
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay today in Robinson v. Callais, pausing enforcement of a district court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s cong...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Louisiana v. Callais (Callais v. Landry)
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
The Voting Rights Act
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
The Voting Rights Act
Veterans Share Why The Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve In Ground Combat Roles. Explore News & Commentary.Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles. -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
The Voting Rights Act
Immigrants' Rights
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The technology appears unlikely to constrain the immigration agencies; much more sweeping reforms are needed -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
The Voting Rights Act
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States Are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence With Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.. Explore News & Commentary.States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.