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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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Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81
The United States' interstate highway system is structural racism in action: an intentional government program that damaged Black lives and...
By Jay A. Fernandez
The United States' interstate highway system is structural racism in action: an intentional government program that damaged Black lives and...
By Jay A. Fernandez
The Authoritarian Agenda Behind the Scheme to Attack Democracy and Abortion in Ohio
More than 3 million voters rejected an attempt to weaken their power, but our work is far from over.
By Deirdre Schifeling
More than 3 million voters rejected an attempt to weaken their power, but our work is far from over.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Idaho Wants to Jail Professors for Teaching About Abortion
Idaho’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act effectively strips professors of their First Amendment right to academic speech. We’re suing.
By Elizabeth Gyori
Idaho’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act effectively strips professors of their First Amendment right to academic speech. We’re suing.
By Elizabeth Gyori
Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice
Why civil rights advocates should be involved in policy conversations about automated decision-making.
By Marissa Gerchick, Brandon Buskey, Aaron Horowitz, Malika Mohan, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Kweku Kwegyir-Aggrey
Why civil rights advocates should be involved in policy conversations about automated decision-making.
By Marissa Gerchick, Brandon Buskey, Aaron Horowitz, Malika Mohan, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Kweku Kwegyir-Aggrey
Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
By Andrea Woods, Benjamin Lynde
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
By Andrea Woods, Benjamin Lynde
Arkansas Wants to Unconstitutionally “Card” People Before They Use Social Media
The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment.
By Vera Eidelman, Laura Moraff
The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment.
By Vera Eidelman, Laura Moraff
A Religious Public Charter School in Oklahoma? Not on Our Watch.
A charter school approved by state officials would unlawfully discriminate and teach a religious curriculum. We’re suing.
By Daniel Mach, Heather L. Weaver
A charter school approved by state officials would unlawfully discriminate and teach a religious curriculum. We’re suing.
By Daniel Mach, Heather L. Weaver
No One Should Die In Custody
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are...
Across America, 68 percent of incarcerated people with a medical condition go without care in local jails. Put simply, incarcerated people are...
Challenging Police Brutality in Louisiana
Police violence is rampant in states across the country — but ACLU advocates are working to fix the broken system that perpetuates it.
By Johanna Silver
Police violence is rampant in states across the country — but ACLU advocates are working to fix the broken system that perpetuates it.
By Johanna Silver
