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.
![US Coast Guard cadets in white uniforms stand in neat rows at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/10/COAST_GUARD-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Oct 6, 2022
U.S. Military Academies Continue to Discriminate Against Parents
![The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/10/Equal_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Oct 3, 2022
Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket
![The U.S.-Mexico border.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/Asylum_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 29, 2022
Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum
![A sign reading "Register to Vote Here" next to an American flag.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/RegisterBlog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 20, 2022
National Voter Registration Day is Today: Here’s What You Need to Know
![A photo of Sheyann Webb with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/Webb_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 16, 2022
The Civil Rights Movement’s ‘Smallest Freedom Fighter’ on the Power of Your Vote
![Voting booths lined up at polling station during in a public school in Brooklyn, New York.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/CIVIL-RIGHTS-BALLOT-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 16, 2022
A Look at History: Civil Liberties Are on the Ballot
![Shelby County Court](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/ShelbyCounty_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 12, 2022
Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform
![A portrait of Henry Seaton.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/Henry_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Aug 31, 2022
From High School Activist to Full-Time Advocate
![Am antique jury’s box.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/DQ_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Aug 30, 2022
The Sinister and Racist Practice Infecting Death Penalty Juries