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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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By Reginald Andrade
By Reginald Andrade
With Hurricane Michael Barreling Down on Gulf Coast, Florida Unconstitutionally Refuses to Extend Voter Registration Deadline
By Julie Ebenstein
By Julie Ebenstein
The Last Clinics Standing
These six states show how the Supreme Court could end abortion access without overruling Roe v. Wade
By Jessica Arons
These six states show how the Supreme Court could end abortion access without overruling Roe v. Wade
By Jessica Arons
Trump Administration Seeks to Stifle Protests Near White House and on National Mall
This act would only serve to impede on the constitutional right to free speech, the bedrock for many historic movements in this country.
By Arthur Spitzer
This act would only serve to impede on the constitutional right to free speech, the bedrock for many historic movements in this country.
By Arthur Spitzer
President Trump, Stop and Frisk Is Both Unconstitutional and Ineffective
By Carl Takei
By Carl Takei
The Government Is Blacklisting People Based on Predictions of Future Crimes
By Hina Shamsi
By Hina Shamsi
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By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani
November Could be Consequential for Transgender and Nonbinary People Like Me
This election, the rights and freedoms of transgender and nonbinary people are on the ballot in Massachusetts. We must vote to protect them.
By Reg Calcagno
This election, the rights and freedoms of transgender and nonbinary people are on the ballot in Massachusetts. We must vote to protect them.
By Reg Calcagno
San Francisco Is a Hotbed of Illegal Race-Based Policing
By Ezekiel Edwards
By Ezekiel Edwards
Why the ACLU Opposes Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to the Supreme Court
By Susan N. Herman
By Susan N. Herman