News & Commentary about Civil Liberties
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
![Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/WEB21-Daunte-Wright-Protest-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 16, 2021
Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped
![A picture of ACLU's systemic equality poster framed and placed on top of a desk.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/SE-Internal-Header-Image-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 7, 2021
The Promise of Systemic Equality Starts at Home
![Chanel Miller attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/Chanel-Miller-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Mar 26, 2021
Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
![A demonstrator holds up a sign advocating for statehood for Washington, D.C.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/WEB21-DC-Statehood-Protest-Standard-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 22, 2021
Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents
![Collage of images from the racial justice cases over the ACLU's history](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/2400x1056_Blog-Hero_OPT_RESIZE_FULLBLEED-400x266.jpg)
Mar 17, 2021
Racial Justice and Civil Liberties: An Inseparable History at the ACLU
![Image of surveillance camera feeds](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/web21-verkada_hack_blog_Wordpress1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Mar 15, 2021
Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance
![Image of the new ACLU President Deborah Archer](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/WEB21-Deborah-Archer-WordPress1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Mar 1, 2021
Meet Deborah Archer, ACLU National Board President
![Merrick Garland.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-Garland-confirmation-blog-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Feb 19, 2021
Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?
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Jan 20, 2021
Turning the Page on Trump to the Work Ahead
![A man walks by the U.S. Capitol Building carrying a sign that reads "Impeach"](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/01/Impeachment-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Jan 15, 2021
Why the ACLU Called for Trump's Impeachment