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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.
'Let the Record Show' Tells a Story of the Queer Black Attorney Who Laid the Foundation for Racial and Gender Rights
In a 1965 case to combat racial and gender discrimination in jury selection, Pauli Murray's imaginative and visionary legal theory shows how pushing the boundaries of legal frameworks can expand who the Constitution protects.
By Hibah Ansari
'Let the Record Show' Tells a Story of the Queer Black Attorney Who Laid the Foundation for Racial and Gender Rights
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 TodayPodcast
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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Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L
The court blocked the official practice of family separation, but the fight to reunite families and stop the government from exploiting loopholes...
The court blocked the official practice of family separation, but the fight to reunite families and stop the government from exploiting loopholes...
Ban on Attorney Access for Asylum Proceedings in Inhumane CBP Jails Key to Trump's Attack on Asylum
PACR/HARP is a wholly inadequate and unlawful substitute for a fair and meaningful asylum process.
By Shaw Drake
PACR/HARP is a wholly inadequate and unlawful substitute for a fair and meaningful asylum process.
By Shaw Drake
From Being Tortured in Sri Lanka to the U.S. Supreme Court
A landmark case being argued by the ACLU will determine whether noncitizens can be deported without federal court review.
By Ashoka Mukpo
A landmark case being argued by the ACLU will determine whether noncitizens can be deported without federal court review.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Honoring Black History Month Means Respecting the Foundation That it Stands On
Celebrating Black History Month means celebrating those who act in defense of human dignity.
By Jeffery Robinson
Celebrating Black History Month means celebrating those who act in defense of human dignity.
By Jeffery Robinson
Racist Drug Laws Lead to Racist Enforcement in Cities Across the Country
Across the country law enforcement selectively targets Black and brown people for stops, arrests, prosecution, and imprisonment at wildly...
By Shilpi Agarwal
Across the country law enforcement selectively targets Black and brown people for stops, arrests, prosecution, and imprisonment at wildly...
By Shilpi Agarwal
U.S. Resident Indefinitely Detained Without Charge Secures His Day In Court
In a win for constitutional rights, a judge has ordered that Adham Hassoun at minimum be given a fair hearing, which is scheduled for April 28.
By Jonathan Hafetz
In a win for constitutional rights, a judge has ordered that Adham Hassoun at minimum be given a fair hearing, which is scheduled for April 28.
By Jonathan Hafetz
The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Asylum Seekers Receive Their Day in Court
In March, we will be in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the right to a day in court for asylum seekers and other vulnerable noncitizens.
In March, we will be in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the right to a day in court for asylum seekers and other vulnerable noncitizens.
"Your hair is okay. You are okay."
This year, Hair Love, a story about a black girl and her dad navigating natural hairstyles, won the Oscar for animated short and three beauty pageant winners wore natural hairstyles under their crowns. But as more and more people step out into the world celebrating their natural hair, they are...
This year, Hair Love, a story about a black girl and her dad navigating natural hairstyles, won the Oscar for animated short and three beauty pageant winners wore natural hairstyles under their crowns. But as more and more people step out into the world celebrating their natural hair, they are...
Federal Appeals Courts Agree: Trans People Belong in Schools
Another federal appeals court has ruled that protecting transgender students from discrimination does not hurt cisgender students or violate...
Another federal appeals court has ruled that protecting transgender students from discrimination does not hurt cisgender students or violate...
There is a Coordinated Attack Against Trans Youth in State Legislatures
Dozens of state lawmakers have introduced nearly identical bills trying to keep trans youth from accessing health care and fully participating in...
By Rose Saxe
Dozens of state lawmakers have introduced nearly identical bills trying to keep trans youth from accessing health care and fully participating in...
By Rose Saxe
