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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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McDonald’s is Hiding Policies That Perpetuate Systemic Racism Behind Woke-Washing
McDonald’s released a slew of Black Lives Matter support posts and digital ads on social media, but the company doesn’t have the policies in...
By Nicole Regalado
McDonald’s released a slew of Black Lives Matter support posts and digital ads on social media, but the company doesn’t have the policies in...
By Nicole Regalado
A Constitutional Crisis in Portland
We're taking the Trump administration to court to block the unconstitutional actions of federal agents in Portland, Oregon.
By Doug Brown
We're taking the Trump administration to court to block the unconstitutional actions of federal agents in Portland, Oregon.
By Doug Brown
Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship
Padma Lakshmi talks to At Liberty about her new show, "Taste the Nation."
By ACLU
Padma Lakshmi talks to At Liberty about her new show, "Taste the Nation."
By ACLU
While Trump Protects His Cronies, Governors can Use That Same Power to Protect the Most Vulnerable
While we decry President Trump’s flagrant exploitation of his clemency powers, we should demand that governors use those same powers to right the...
By Dylan Hayre
While we decry President Trump’s flagrant exploitation of his clemency powers, we should demand that governors use those same powers to right the...
By Dylan Hayre
Students, Colleges, and Universities Win Against the Trump Administration’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Attack
When we all fight back against the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies, we can win.
By Manar Waheed, Abed A. Ayoub
When we all fight back against the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies, we can win.
By Manar Waheed, Abed A. Ayoub
During a Global Pandemic and Period of Nationwide Protests for Racial Justice, Does the Biden-Sanders Platform Meet the Moment?
We'll keep fighting for the rights for all.
By Ronald Newman
We'll keep fighting for the rights for all.
By Ronald Newman
Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship
Recently, we've seen a reckoning in the culinary world around the whitewashing and co-opting of ethnic food. The industry has long been controlled by a certain few who have authored and then profited from the foods we eat and the stories we share. But the tide is turning. And our guest for this...
Recently, we've seen a reckoning in the culinary world around the whitewashing and co-opting of ethnic food. The industry has long been controlled by a certain few who have authored and then profited from the foods we eat and the stories we share. But the tide is turning. And our guest for this...
After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force
Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP...
By Madhuri Grewal
Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP...
By Madhuri Grewal
The Saga of The Scottsboro Boys
The case of the Scottsboro Boys provided an unforgettable window into the South’s brutal system of justice — and how it failed Black Americans.
By Ellis Cose
The case of the Scottsboro Boys provided an unforgettable window into the South’s brutal system of justice — and how it failed Black Americans.
By Ellis Cose
Dallas Police Killed My Unarmed Son. Their Brutality is a Global Problem.
My only son was murdered by a Dallas police officer. It's time we demand an end to the routine killing of Black people by the police in America.
By Collette Flanagan
My only son was murdered by a Dallas police officer. It's time we demand an end to the routine killing of Black people by the police in America.
By Collette Flanagan
