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Seven Million People Unite at Peaceful No Kings Protests to Defend Our First Amendment Rights
ACLU Justice Division leader Ellen Flenniken saw people across the country come together to stand up for free speech, protest peacefully, and show that our power grows when we act as one.
By Ellen Flenniken
Seven Million People Unite at Peaceful No Kings Protests to Defend Our First Amendment RightsPodcast
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention
This summer, Emmy Award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was covering a protest near Atlanta when local law enforcement arrested him. Then, ICE detained him. For more than 100 days, the agency...
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Trump's Attempt to Roll Back Key Civil Rights-Enforcement Tool
By rolling back “disparate impact” rules, the administration threatens decades of progress against systemic discrimination in housing, jobs, and education.
By Sarah Hinger, Ricardo Mimbela, Linda Morris
Trump's Attempt to Roll Back Key Civil Rights-Enforcement Tool
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Follow for live coverage of the nationwide peaceful protests to condemn President Trump's escalating abuses of power.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Louisiana’s Black Voting Power is on the Line in Redistricting Fight
Dr. Press Robinson won a case challenging Louisiana's congressional map last year. Now, the state is trying to dilute the voting power of Black citizens again.
By Dr. Press Robinson
Louisiana’s Black Voting Power is on the Line in Redistricting FightPodcast
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention
This summer, Emmy Award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was covering a protest near Atlanta when local law enforcement arrested him. Then, ICE detained him. For more than 100 days, the agency...
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Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.
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We’re Ready for the Election
The ACLU is at the ready to act swiftly and use all of our resources to protect the vote.
By Sarah Brannon, Molly McGrath
The ACLU is at the ready to act swiftly and use all of our resources to protect the vote.
By Sarah Brannon, Molly McGrath
At the Polls: Why do we take voting rights away in America?
Over 5 million Americans are kept from the polls by laws that prohibit people with felony convictions from voting. While the intricacies of these laws vary from state to state, people who have been convicted of a felony are blocked from voting in one way or another in 48 states. But why do felony...
Over 5 million Americans are kept from the polls by laws that prohibit people with felony convictions from voting. While the intricacies of these laws vary from state to state, people who have been convicted of a felony are blocked from voting in one way or another in 48 states. But why do felony...
Dear Congress: Platform Accountability Should Not Threaten Online Expression
Section 230 protects people’s ability to create, communicate, and build community online. We urge members of Congress to ensure that the internet...
By Kate Ruane
Section 230 protects people’s ability to create, communicate, and build community online. We urge members of Congress to ensure that the internet...
By Kate Ruane
Don't Let the Supreme Court Open the Door to More Discrimination Against LGBTQ People
LGBTQ people already get turned away from food banks, shelters and more. The high court's decision in Fulton could make things worse.
By Gabriel Arkles
LGBTQ people already get turned away from food banks, shelters and more. The high court's decision in Fulton could make things worse.
By Gabriel Arkles
Attacks on Trans Athletes are Also an Attack on Intersex People
On Intersex Awareness Day, and every day, we should acknowledge how these attacks impact all of us.
By Alesdair H. Ittelson
On Intersex Awareness Day, and every day, we should acknowledge how these attacks impact all of us.
By Alesdair H. Ittelson
The Supreme Court Case That Could Jeopardize LGBTQ Rights
A foster care agency in Philadelphia that wants to turn away same-sex couples is putting anti-discrimination protections in jeopardy in the name of...
By ACLU
A foster care agency in Philadelphia that wants to turn away same-sex couples is putting anti-discrimination protections in jeopardy in the name of...
By ACLU
At the Polls, Episode 6: Your Voting Questions, Answered
We asked for your questions on voting in Election 2020 for the latest episode of At the Polls.
By ACLU
We asked for your questions on voting in Election 2020 for the latest episode of At the Polls.
By ACLU
The Supreme Court Case That Could Jeopardize LGBTQ Rights
The city of Philadelphia learned in March 2018 that two of the agencies it had hired to provide foster care services would not, based on religious objection, accept same-sex couples as foster parents. The city then told the agencies their contracts with the city were in jeopardy unless they...
The city of Philadelphia learned in March 2018 that two of the agencies it had hired to provide foster care services would not, based on religious objection, accept same-sex couples as foster parents. The city then told the agencies their contracts with the city were in jeopardy unless they...
When Black Mourners are Threatened with Official Violence
Police and federal agents were ordered to monitor George Floyd's burial and authorized to use "deadly force" if necessary. This racist, harmful...
By Carl Takei
Police and federal agents were ordered to monitor George Floyd's burial and authorized to use "deadly force" if necessary. This racist, harmful...
By Carl Takei
At the Polls: You Asked, We Answered
For the last few months, we've been gathering your voting questions. Hundreds of you have sent in voice messages, videos and emails with your most pressing concerns. These submissions have informed our At the Polls episodes, but we couldn't answer each question with its own episode. This week, we...
For the last few months, we've been gathering your voting questions. Hundreds of you have sent in voice messages, videos and emails with your most pressing concerns. These submissions have informed our At the Polls episodes, but we couldn't answer each question with its own episode. This week, we...