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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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Anti-Abortion Extremists Want to Use the 150-Year-Old Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Nationwide
The dangerous legal theory endorsed by one of Trump's top anti-abortion strategists
By Andrew Beck
The dangerous legal theory endorsed by one of Trump's top anti-abortion strategists
By Andrew Beck
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The Long History of Discrimination in Job Hiring Assessments
Job hiring assessments can unfairly discriminate against individuals based on their protected characteristics. We outline how to strive for a...
By Ricardo Mimbela, Olga Akselrod
Job hiring assessments can unfairly discriminate against individuals based on their protected characteristics. We outline how to strive for a...
By Ricardo Mimbela, Olga Akselrod
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Let Teen Girls Run the Government
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? That is the question at the center of "Girls State," a new Apple TV+...
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? That is the question at the center of "Girls State," a new Apple TV+...
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A Comic That Illustrates the Fight to Protect Free Speech on Campus
Nowhere is free speech more important than on university campuses. These comics explore why student activism must be protected from censorship and...
By Eda Uzunlar
Nowhere is free speech more important than on university campuses. These comics explore why student activism must be protected from censorship and...
By Eda Uzunlar
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Jason Reynolds Is Creating a Literary Archive for the Next Generation
On this episode, "At Liberty" producer Vanessa Handy speaks with young adult and middle-grade literature author, Jason Reynolds. Though he writes...
On this episode, "At Liberty" producer Vanessa Handy speaks with young adult and middle-grade literature author, Jason Reynolds. Though he writes...
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We Fought for Deaf People on Probation and Parole in Georgia — and Won
Five years after we sued Georgia’s supervision agency for failing to accommodate our clients’ disabilities, a settlement will ensure everyone...
By West Resendes, Brian Dimmick, Andres Lopez-Delgado
Five years after we sued Georgia’s supervision agency for failing to accommodate our clients’ disabilities, a settlement will ensure everyone...
By West Resendes, Brian Dimmick, Andres Lopez-Delgado
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Eight Supreme Court Cases To Watch
This term, the Court will rule in cases addressing reproductive rights, gun control, social media regulation and more hot-button issues.
By Lora Strum
This term, the Court will rule in cases addressing reproductive rights, gun control, social media regulation and more hot-button issues.
By Lora Strum
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Drew Afualo Wants You to Be Meaner To Misogynists
May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month and we’re celebrating with a guest that is sure to make you laugh hard. You might...
May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month and we’re celebrating with a guest that is sure to make you laugh hard. You might...
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States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters
In today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask
By Jay Stanley
In today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask
By Jay Stanley
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A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory Detention
Nyynkpao Banyee arrived in the U.S. as a child refugee from Côte D’Ivoire in 2004. Despite his deep roots in the U.S., he is facing mandatory...
By Qainat Khan
Nyynkpao Banyee arrived in the U.S. as a child refugee from Côte D’Ivoire in 2004. Despite his deep roots in the U.S., he is facing mandatory...
By Qainat Khan
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