News & Commentary about Civil Liberties
![A protester records police in riot gear as they form a wall to push crowds of demonstrators in Portland, Ore., on June 30, 2020, in the wake the murder of George Floyd.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/FIRST-AMENDMENT-RECORD-POLICE-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Aug 23, 2022
Arizona's New Law Banning People from Recording Police Violates our First Amendment Rights
![Stars on the American flag.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/Stars_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Aug 12, 2022
To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States
![An African-American woman dropping their ballot off during early voting in Athens, Ga.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/VRA-Blog-V1-400x266.jpg)
Aug 5, 2022
Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril
![Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, second from right, looks up along with U.S Border Patrol agents as a drone flies overhead as he tours a section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/MAYORKAS-Blog-V2-400x266.jpg)
Aug 4, 2022
Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine
![A rainbow flag with the U.S. capitol in the background.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/07/Respect_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jul 21, 2022
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Respect for Marriage Act
![A close-up of a video surveillance unit set up in front of the U.S. Capitol building.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/07/SURVEILLANCE-Full-Bleed-v15-400x266.jpg)
Jul 15, 2022
Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology
![A home health care aide handing her patient a bowl of food.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/07/HOME-HEALTH-AIDE-RIGHTS-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jul 13, 2022
Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too
![Standing beyond security gates that have signs reading "Area Closed", several people stare at the Supreme Court building.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/07/CUMMINGS-V-PREMIER-REHAB-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jul 12, 2022
Victims of Discrimination Have No Path to Justice Following Supreme Court Decision
![A prisoner lying in a hospital bed with one leg shackled to the bed rail in California medical facility.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/07/ARIZONA-PRISON-HEALT-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jul 8, 2022
Federal Judge Finds Arizona’s Prison Health Care Is "Plainly Grossly Inadequate" and Unconstitutional