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Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.
By Anthony D. Romero, David Cole
Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student ProtestsPodcast
Answering Your Student Speech Questions
With the rise of anti-war protests and encampments taking place on college campuses across the country, we are sharing an episode from a couple of years ago that addresses some questions related to...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
One Year Later, Hope for Humanity in Arizona Prisons
A year after being ordered to address negligent and abusive conditions, there are glimmers of change in Arizona prisons. But the work continues.
By Maria Morris
One Year Later, Hope for Humanity in Arizona PrisonsDespair and Resignation Are Not A Strategy: How to Fight Back In A Second Trump Term.
No matter who wins in November, the ACLU has the battle-tested playbook to defend civil rights and liberties. Should we face a second Trump administration, we’re ready.
By Anthony D. Romero
Despair and Resignation Are Not A Strategy: How to Fight Back In A Second Trump Term.Fighting Back Against Discriminatory Laws That Impact People Living with HIV
The ACLU is challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes HIV status. This law unfairly prevents people from securing employment and housing.
By Michelle Anderson
Fighting Back Against Discriminatory Laws That Impact People Living with HIVPodcast
Answering Your Student Speech Questions
With the rise of anti-war protests and encampments taking place on college campuses across the country, we are sharing an episode from a couple of years ago that addresses some questions related to...
Latest on COVID-19
Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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State Legislative Sessions: How They Impact Your Rights
Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your...
By Johanna Silver
Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your...
By Johanna Silver
Why is the ACLU Representing the NRA Before the US Supreme Court?
The ACLU has always stood up for free speech – no matter the speaker.
By Anthony D. Romero
The ACLU has always stood up for free speech – no matter the speaker.
By Anthony D. Romero
Why Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools Harms Students
Across the country, efforts to install chaplains in public schools threaten to undermine students’ religious freedom rights and their well-being....
By Heather L. Weaver
Across the country, efforts to install chaplains in public schools threaten to undermine students’ religious freedom rights and their well-being....
By Heather L. Weaver
"We Do No Such Thing": What the 303 Creative Decision Means and Doesn't Mean for Anti-Discrimination and Public Accommodation Laws
Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS...
By David Cole
Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS...
By David Cole
This Economic Policy Could Break the Poverty Cycle
The “American dream” has long been regarded as the pinnacle of success, rewarded to all who display hard work and pick themselves up by their...
The “American dream” has long been regarded as the pinnacle of success, rewarded to all who display hard work and pick themselves up by their...
How to Protect Consumer Privacy and Free Speech
Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.
By Elizabeth Gyori, Jacob Snow, Vera Eidelman
Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.
By Elizabeth Gyori, Jacob Snow, Vera Eidelman
Breaking the Mold: Gender Discrimination in the Airline Industry
How we’re fighting to ensure equitable treatment for flight crew members and secure rights for lactating staff.
By Christine Choi
How we’re fighting to ensure equitable treatment for flight crew members and secure rights for lactating staff.
By Christine Choi
Biden's Border Politics Won't Fix Our Immigration System
At the end of 2023, migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high of 250,000, with a surge of individuals and families entering...
At the end of 2023, migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high of 250,000, with a surge of individuals and families entering...
Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions to continue creative solutions for...
By Yasmin Cader
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions to continue creative solutions for...
By Yasmin Cader
Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated
Independent reviewers of new surveillance technology play a crucial role in safeguarding our right to privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Independent reviewers of new surveillance technology play a crucial role in safeguarding our right to privacy.
By Jay Stanley