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This November, Freedom is on the Ballot
We’re sharing our battle-ready playbook to defend our civil liberties and civil rights in the event of a second Biden or Trump administration.
By Anthony D. Romero
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The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on reproductive freedom, voting rights, free speech, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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Supreme Court Grants Trump, Future Presidents a Blank Check to Break the Law
By granting Donald Trump immunity for a wide range of criminal conduct committed while in office, the Supreme Court has set a dangerous precedent that presidents are above the law.
By David Cole, Brett Max Kaufman
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Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About America’s History Of Rejecting Kings?
America’s past is filled with examples where presidents could’ve been made King. How much do you already know?
By ACLU
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55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures
The ACLU’s latest report shows how, despite efforts to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community, police harassment, violence and discrimination continues to target sexual and gender minorities.
By Gillian Branstetter
55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic GesturesPodcast
The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on reproductive freedom, voting rights, free speech, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential...
Latest on COVID-19
![Learn about legal actions filed since the start of the outbreak](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/tracker1600x1066-2-400x267.png)
Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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The Consequences of Chicago’s Segregated Housing History
Today, we're focusing on Chicago — the country's third largest (and one of the most diverse) cities, and a city that has been a blueprint for...
Today, we're focusing on Chicago — the country's third largest (and one of the most diverse) cities, and a city that has been a blueprint for...
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Why Indigenous Students Are Fighting to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduation
To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same.
By ACLU
To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same.
By ACLU
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Here's How Connecticut Could Implement a Historic New Voting Law
Introducing early voting would begin to address the state’s racist history of voter suppression.
By Claudine Constant, Zara Haq
Introducing early voting would begin to address the state’s racist history of voter suppression.
By Claudine Constant, Zara Haq
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The Fight for Asylum: An American Imperative
Three advocates discuss how the ACLU shows up for asylum rights, and why they persist in this difficult work.
By ACLU
Three advocates discuss how the ACLU shows up for asylum rights, and why they persist in this difficult work.
By ACLU
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Banning TikTok is a Really Bad Idea
The social media platform TikTok has had a meteoric rise. The app has become a hub for educators, activists, and creatives to influence all aspects...
The social media platform TikTok has had a meteoric rise. The app has become a hub for educators, activists, and creatives to influence all aspects...
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Why Fair Housing is Key to Systemic Equality
Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure all people have equal access.
By Sandra Park
Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure all people have equal access.
By Sandra Park
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Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum
For decades, the ACLU has worked to protect the rights of asylum seekers.
By Katie Hoeppner, Johanna Silver
For decades, the ACLU has worked to protect the rights of asylum seekers.
By Katie Hoeppner, Johanna Silver
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Biden's Asylum Policy is From Trump's Playbook
As soon as a week from today, the Biden administration could implement a policy that would force people to seek asylum and wait for an answer in...
As soon as a week from today, the Biden administration could implement a policy that would force people to seek asylum and wait for an answer in...
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The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech
The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising their constitutional right to free...
By Laura Moraff
The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising their constitutional right to free...
By Laura Moraff
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911: Reimagining a System that Defaults to Dispatching Police
Emergency response systems must be revamped to equip 911 call-takers to dispatch non-police first responders.
By Ashika Verriest
Emergency response systems must be revamped to equip 911 call-takers to dispatch non-police first responders.
By Ashika Verriest
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