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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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Amendment 4 is Still on the Line. Here’s What’s New.
The right to vote should never come with a price tag. As we go back to court, we're confident the Eleventh Circuit will agree.
By Orion Danjuma, Jonathan Topaz, Leila Rafei
The right to vote should never come with a price tag. As we go back to court, we're confident the Eleventh Circuit will agree.
By Orion Danjuma, Jonathan Topaz, Leila Rafei
The National Archives Doctored A Women’s March Photo Critical of Trump. We’re Demanding Answers.
Altering the photo — and thereby rewriting history — was nothing less than Orwellian.
By Louise Melling
Altering the photo — and thereby rewriting history — was nothing less than Orwellian.
By Louise Melling
47 Years Later, We’re Fighting to Make Roe a Reality Everywhere
As we commemorate the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, the fight for abortion access continues. Here's how it will play out in 2020.
By Jessica Arons
As we commemorate the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, the fight for abortion access continues. Here's how it will play out in 2020.
By Jessica Arons
CBP Deported an Iranian Student With Valid Visa, Defying Court Order
In the United States, nobody is above the law — not even CBP. We will continue to fight in legislatures, in courtrooms, and on the streets to...
By Carol Rose
In the United States, nobody is above the law — not even CBP. We will continue to fight in legislatures, in courtrooms, and on the streets to...
By Carol Rose
"Fight of the Century" Looks at 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
The passage below is an excerpt from the new book, "Fight of the Century," edited by Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon, with essays from some of...
By Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon
The passage below is an excerpt from the new book, "Fight of the Century," edited by Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon, with essays from some of...
By Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon
The Supreme Court Takes Up the Issue of Birth Control Coverage – Again
Despite the popularity and importance of the birth control benefit, religiously affiliated employers and universities unleashed a flood of lawsuits...
By Brigitte Amiri
Despite the popularity and importance of the birth control benefit, religiously affiliated employers and universities unleashed a flood of lawsuits...
By Brigitte Amiri
2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance
Congress can — and must — make 2020 the year we rein this technology in once and for all.
By Abdullah Hasan
Congress can — and must — make 2020 the year we rein this technology in once and for all.
By Abdullah Hasan
Ayelet Waldman on the ACLU’s 100 Year Fight
This weekend, we celebrate the ACLU’s 100th birthday. To commemorate the centennial, novelist and essayist Ayelet Waldman and her husband Michael Chabon edited an anthology of essays from today’s most prominent writers reflecting on landmark ACLU cases. The book is called Fight of The...
This weekend, we celebrate the ACLU’s 100th birthday. To commemorate the centennial, novelist and essayist Ayelet Waldman and her husband Michael Chabon edited an anthology of essays from today’s most prominent writers reflecting on landmark ACLU cases. The book is called Fight of The...
The White House's Dangerously Expansive Views on Trump's Powers That You Can't See
Congress must intervene to reform the FOIA exemptions on behalf of the public. Such amendments would be timely because as the Ukraine scandal...
By Kate Oh
Congress must intervene to reform the FOIA exemptions on behalf of the public. Such amendments would be timely because as the Ukraine scandal...
By Kate Oh
Arkansas Legislators’ Attack on Abortion is Unconstitutional
As constitutional law scholars, we could not sit by as the state threatens fundamental freedoms.
By Michele Goodwin, David S. Cohen
As constitutional law scholars, we could not sit by as the state threatens fundamental freedoms.
By Michele Goodwin, David S. Cohen
