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A demonstrator holds up a sign that reads, "LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" at the No Kings National Day of Action protest near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., October 18, 2025.

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 Rights

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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...

The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention

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An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission document on a red clipboard that rests on an American flag.

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

A protester holds up a sign that says "WE THE PEOPLE"

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

An individual at a demonstration, holding a sign that says "Voter Protection, Not Suppression."

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 Fight

Podcast

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...

The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention

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Press Releases

A collage of colorful photos, featuring images of people speaking into microphones

Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.

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Mar 28, 2014

A Devastating Loss For Texas Women

By Brigitte Amiri

By Brigitte Amiri

A Devastating Loss For Texas Women

Mar 28, 2014

Let's Lock Down the NSA's Shadow Database

By Patrick Toomey

By Patrick Toomey

Privacy keyboard Photo source: g4ll4is from Flickr

Privacy keyboard Photo source: g4ll4is from Flickr

Let's Lock Down the NSA's Shadow Database

Mar 27, 2014

Are "Two Hops" Too Many?

By Alex Abdo

By Alex Abdo

Photo source: Chelsea Gomez from Flickr

Photo source: Chelsea Gomez from Flickr

Are "Two Hops" Too Many?

Mar 27, 2014

Cell Tower Dumps: Another Surveillance Technique, Another Set of Unanswered Questions

By Katie Haas

By Katie Haas

Modification of image by jpstanley with map by jepoirrier via Flickr

Modification of image by jpstanley with map by jepoirrier via Flickr

Cell Tower Dumps: Another Surveillance Technique, Another Set of Unanswered Questions

Mar 27, 2014

Religious Beliefs Don't "Trump" Women's Equality

By Brigitte Amiri

By Brigitte Amiri

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, & Elena Kagan. Photo: S. Petteway

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, & Elena Kagan. Photo: S. Petteway

Religious Beliefs Don't "Trump" Women's Equality

Mar 27, 2014

Assembly-Line Injustice

By Carl Takei

By Carl Takei

Sorting at a mailroom. Photo source: Jason V. via Wikimedia

Sorting at a mailroom. Photo source: Jason V. via Wikimedia

Assembly-Line Injustice

Mar 26, 2014

Only in America: 16-Year-Old Locked Up for the Rest of His Life

By Steven M. Watt, Allison Frankel

By Steven M. Watt, Allison Frankel

Juwan Wickware being interrogated

Juwan Wickware being interrogated

Only in America: 16-Year-Old Locked Up for the Rest of His Life

Mar 26, 2014

Congress Shouldn't Settle for the President's Opening Offer on NSA Reform

By Michelle Richardson

By Michelle Richardson

Government surveillance oversight

Government surveillance oversight

Congress Shouldn't Settle for the President's Opening Offer on NSA Reform

Mar 26, 2014

From Dee to Patti: Transgender Women Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault in Detention

By Chase Strangio

By Chase Strangio

From Dee to Patti: Transgender Women Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault in Detention

Mar 25, 2014

Obama's NSA Proposal Reveals a Broken Oversight System

By Jameel Jaffer

By Jameel Jaffer

Obama's NSA Proposal Reveals a Broken Oversight System