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How to Push Back on Abuses of Power
How to Push Back on Abuses of PowerWhat actions actually work to hold the Trump administration accountable and protect democracy?
ACLU Experts Explain
What NSPM-7 Does and Doesn’t Do
What NSPM-7 Does and Doesn’t DoWhat President Donald Trump’s latest memorandum targeting civil society does, does not, and cannot do.
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Trump is Trying to Build a National Police Force
Trump is Trying to Build a National Police ForceTrump is building out a paramilitary policing force unaccountable to the public. But states have tools to resist this abuse of power.
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ICE: Stop Terrorizing Children
ICE: Stop Terrorizing ChildrenTell Congress to introduce legislation to ensure no child is denied their due process rights by immigration police.
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Freedom To Be
Freedom To Be
Over the past several years, politicians across the country have banned health care access for transgender youth and their families put themselves between trans people, their families, and their health care providers on how they can live their authentic lives.
Consistent with our 105-year history of defending the right of self-expression and self-determination, the ACLU is committed to the freedom of transgender people and their families. We have fought laws that censor LGBTQ people, ban gender-affirming medical care, make schools less safe for trans students, and force trans people to carry documents outing them as trans.
Our Freedom to Be campaign and programming also serves to celebrate trans individuals around the country who are building solidarity within their communities and finding joy and happiness among their families and friends. Through their powerful and poignant storytelling, as well as our landmark Freedom to Be Monument, which showcases artwork and messaging by over 1,000 trans people and allies across the United States, we are uplifting the dynamic and diverse trans voices around our nation.
News and Commentary
Government Pressure to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was an Abuse of Power
Government Pressure to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was an Abuse of PowerLate-night hosts have become targets as the Trump administration pressures networks, raising urgent questions about First Amendment protections.
Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE DetentionACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms.
Trump's Attempt to Roll Back Key Civil Rights-Enforcement Tool
Trump's Attempt to Roll Back Key Civil Rights-Enforcement ToolBy rolling back “disparate impact” rules, the administration threatens decades of progress against systemic discrimination in housing, jobs, and education.
