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Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
ACLU experts break down how data centers negatively impact communities, violate civil liberties, and how we can respond.
By Jina John
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesPodcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
The ACLU could have its busiest Supreme Court term ever, with potential cases on immigration, voting rights, and religious freedom in schools.
By Cecillia Wang
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
In "Let the Record Show," the ACLU's newest podcast, we discuss how office politics gave courts the power to decide if political decisions are constitutional. It's led to an array of landmark decisions that continue to protect our civil liberties today.
By Vanessa Mbonu, Hibah Ansari
What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.
ACLU breaks down findings from our latest report on how mass deportations are breaking our democracy.
By Naureen Shah
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.Podcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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Remembrance, Resilience, and Response: Addressing An Epidemic of Violence Against Trans and Non-Binary People
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we should honor those who have been killed and dismantle the structures that cause anti-trans violence.
By Spencer Garcia
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we should honor those who have been killed and dismantle the structures that cause anti-trans violence.
By Spencer Garcia
Reframing and Re-learning American History With Nikole Hannah-Jones
Thanksgiving is a holiday framed by our history books as a joyful celebration between those who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts and the indigenous Americans already living on the land. In reality, the day had marked the end of a brutal battle where white colonizers attacked...
Thanksgiving is a holiday framed by our history books as a joyful celebration between those who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts and the indigenous Americans already living on the land. In reality, the day had marked the end of a brutal battle where white colonizers attacked...
New Court, New President: What's Next for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
As of now, we know the status of two of the three branches of the federal government. We have President-elect Joe Biden in the executive and an even more conservative majority in the Supreme Court with the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The future of Congress is still unknown as we...
As of now, we know the status of two of the three branches of the federal government. We have President-elect Joe Biden in the executive and an even more conservative majority in the Supreme Court with the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The future of Congress is still unknown as we...
How COVID-19 is Setting Working Women Back
The pandemic has laid bare many disparities along race and gender lines — especially for working mothers.
By ACLU
The pandemic has laid bare many disparities along race and gender lines — especially for working mothers.
By ACLU
How COVID-19 Is Setting Working Women Back
In early October, the United States Labor Department reported that women were leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. A few months earlier, a report from McKinsey Global revealed that while women made up just 43% of the workforce, they had borne 56% of COVID-related job losses. This...
In early October, the United States Labor Department reported that women were leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. A few months earlier, a report from McKinsey Global revealed that while women made up just 43% of the workforce, they had borne 56% of COVID-related job losses. This...
President-Elect Biden’s Reproductive Freedom To-Do List
When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make it a top priority to not just undo the...
When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make it a top priority to not just undo the...
Men Are Being Fired for Being Caregivers. Here’s Why that Hurts Women Too.
Women are at the center of the most unequal recession in modern American history. Caregiving discrimination — against both men and women —...
By Ria Tabacco Mar, Dana Sussman
Women are at the center of the most unequal recession in modern American history. Caregiving discrimination — against both men and women —...
By Ria Tabacco Mar, Dana Sussman
A Change in Administration Is Just A Starting Point For LGBTQ Justice
The ACLU's work to defend LGBTQ rights will continue no matter who is in the White House.
By James Esseks
The ACLU's work to defend LGBTQ rights will continue no matter who is in the White House.
By James Esseks
Securing Tenants’ Right to Counsel is Critical to Fighting Mass Evictions
Boulder, Colorado voted to secure the right to free legal representation for all residents facing eviction court. But too many cities across the...
By Ian S. Thompson
Boulder, Colorado voted to secure the right to free legal representation for all residents facing eviction court. But too many cities across the...
By Ian S. Thompson
The Affordable Care Act — and With It, Our Civil Rights — Are Under Attack
On Nov. 10, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the ACA, and all it means for so many of us, remains the law.
By Louise Melling
On Nov. 10, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the ACA, and all it means for so many of us, remains the law.
By Louise Melling
