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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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Michigan Reforms Its Archaic Voting System
By Todd Cook
By Todd Cook
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By Kali Cohn
By Kali Cohn
When Your Constitutional Rights Are Violated but You Lose Anyway
By Emma Andersson
By Emma Andersson
Nevada Plans to Execute Prisoner Using a Risky and Experimental Drug Cocktail
By Amy Rose
By Amy Rose
The Supreme Court Doesn't Have to Overturn Roe to Decimate Abortion Rights
By Talcott Camp
By Talcott Camp
Family Separation in Court: What You Need to Know
By Amrit Cheng
By Amrit Cheng
The 14th Amendment Was Intended to Achieve Racial Justice — And We Must Keep It That Way
By Dennis Parker
By Dennis Parker
With Supreme Court Vacancy, Congress Must Act To Prevent the Harms of Religious Exemptions
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson
Police in Pennsylvania Are Abusing the State's Hate Crime Law to Punish Speech
By Mary Catherine Roper
By Mary Catherine Roper
Can You Keep a (Trade) Secret? Not When It Violates Someone’s Constitutional Rights.
By Nicolas Aramayo
By Nicolas Aramayo
