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Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Liberties
ACLU experts break down how data centers negatively impact communities, violate civil liberties, and how we can respond.
By Jina John
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil LibertiesPodcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
The ACLU could have its busiest Supreme Court term ever, with potential cases on immigration, voting rights, and religious freedom in schools.
By Cecillia Wang
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
In "Let the Record Show," the ACLU's newest podcast, we discuss how office politics gave courts the power to decide if political decisions are constitutional. It's led to an array of landmark decisions that continue to protect our civil liberties today.
By Vanessa Mbonu, Hibah Ansari
What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.
ACLU breaks down findings from our latest report on how mass deportations are breaking our democracy.
By Naureen Shah
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.Podcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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“Sexual Justice” Doesn’t Have to Mean Criminal Justice
April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month and with that, we are bringing you a conversation today about Title IX. One of the protections against...
April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month and with that, we are bringing you a conversation today about Title IX. One of the protections against...
Four Ways the TSA Is Making Flying Easier for Transgender People
A series of changes from the TSA should make security screenings easier for transgender people traveling in airports and reduce invasive pat-downs.
By Arli Christian
A series of changes from the TSA should make security screenings easier for transgender people traveling in airports and reduce invasive pat-downs.
By Arli Christian
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
For over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives...
For over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives...
Title 42 Isn’t Supported By Science — The CDC Must End it Now
Mass expulsions to danger fly in the face of American values and U.S. legal commitments.
By Ronald Waldman, MD, MPH, Jonathan Blazer
Mass expulsions to danger fly in the face of American values and U.S. legal commitments.
By Ronald Waldman, MD, MPH, Jonathan Blazer
We Need Digital Cash That is Actually Like Cash
If we’re to create a new form of money, it must be accessible and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
If we’re to create a new form of money, it must be accessible and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
What You Need to Know About Cash Bail and Crime Rates
Crime is not a monolithic problem, and jailing people cannot fix it.
Crime is not a monolithic problem, and jailing people cannot fix it.
Customs and Border Protection is Singling Out Muslim Travelers for Invasive Religious Questioning
We’re suing CBP to stop border officers from questioning our Muslim clients about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations.
We’re suing CBP to stop border officers from questioning our Muslim clients about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations.
Refugees of Color Matter Too
This week, we’ll be talking about something that’s on everyone’s mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian...
This week, we’ll be talking about something that’s on everyone’s mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian...
The Coast Guard Destroyed Their Livelihoods. Will the Supreme Court Hear Their Case?
Four Jamaican fisherman were stopped by the Coast Guard. Their next year was a nightmare.
By Steven M. Watt, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Four Jamaican fisherman were stopped by the Coast Guard. Their next year was a nightmare.
By Steven M. Watt, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Five Things to Know About the Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy
Since March 2020, the government has misused the order to kick out people seeking asylum more than 1.7 million times.
By Leonardo Castañeda, Katie Hoeppner
Since March 2020, the government has misused the order to kick out people seeking asylum more than 1.7 million times.
By Leonardo Castañeda, Katie Hoeppner