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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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Supreme Court to Decide Whether States Can Impose Excessive Fines on the Poor
By Amreeta Mathai, Nusrat Choudhury
By Amreeta Mathai, Nusrat Choudhury
Federal Court Victory for Migrant Farmworkers Protects Their Right to Organize
By Chris Brook
By Chris Brook
Trump Administration Claims Preventing Young Immigrants from Accessing Abortion is Constitutional
By Meagan Burrows
By Meagan Burrows
What Happens When Prisoners Go on Strike?
More than 2,000 firefighters battling the blaze in California this summer came from inside the state’s prison system. They were part of a national workforce of incarcerated people, paid pennies per hour and sometimes nothing at all, for hourly labor benefiting the U.S. economy. Driven in part...
More than 2,000 firefighters battling the blaze in California this summer came from inside the state’s prison system. They were part of a national workforce of incarcerated people, paid pennies per hour and sometimes nothing at all, for hourly labor benefiting the U.S. economy. Driven in part...
The Government Dropped the Ball on U.S. Torture Accountability. Citizens Picked It Up.
By Frank Goldsmith, Christina Cowger
By Frank Goldsmith, Christina Cowger
When Police Use Disappearing-Message Apps, It’s Not Just Bad for Accountability — It’s Illegal
By Mohammad Tajsar
By Mohammad Tajsar
The Reports of Civil Asset Forfeiture’s Death in Philadelphia Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By Molly Tack-Hooper
By Molly Tack-Hooper
Greyhound Is Still Failing to Protect Customers from Border Patrol Abuse
The company is failing to exercise its right to prevent Border Partol from conducting racist and unfair interrogations of passengers.
By Chris Rickerd
The company is failing to exercise its right to prevent Border Partol from conducting racist and unfair interrogations of passengers.
By Chris Rickerd
Prisons’ Refusal to Provide Adequate Opioid Treatment Is Cruel and Unlawful
By Carol Rose
By Carol Rose
Voters Choose to Defend Democracy by Approving Voting Rights Measures
By Bobby Hoffman
By Bobby Hoffman
