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.
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May 1, 2020
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
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Apr 30, 2020
How the ACLU is Responding to the Pandemic, Visualized
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Apr 17, 2020
What it's Like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
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Apr 10, 2020
Civil Liberties Never Sleep: The ACLU in the Pandemic
Apr 8, 2020
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
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Feb 10, 2020
How Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Broke Through in Iowa
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Feb 5, 2020
The Government is Using its Foreign Intelligence Spying Powers for Routine Domestic Investigations
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Jan 30, 2020
The Government Is Trying to Strip Student Workers of the Ability to Unionize
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Jan 16, 2020
The White House's Dangerously Expansive Views on Trump's Powers That You Can't See