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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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How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports
This Friday, July 26, the summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, France. From the athletes and storylines, to dreams being made and records being broken, the spirit of the Olympics brings out the...
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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
Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About America’s History Of Rejecting Kings?![Two demonstrators holding a sign that says "ACLU Out For Freedom."](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/06/stonewall-report-blog-2-800x533.jpg)
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
How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports
This Friday, July 26, the summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, France. From the athletes and storylines, to dreams being made and records being broken, the spirit of the Olympics brings out the...
Latest on COVID-19
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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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Don't Ban TikTok and WeChat
Selectively banning entire platforms violates the First Amendment and does little to protect our personal data from abuse.
By Hina Shamsi, Jennifer Stisa Granick, Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Selectively banning entire platforms violates the First Amendment and does little to protect our personal data from abuse.
By Hina Shamsi, Jennifer Stisa Granick, Daniel Kahn Gillmor
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The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
The fight for women's suffrage didn't start or end with the 19th Amendment.
By ACLU
The fight for women's suffrage didn't start or end with the 19th Amendment.
By ACLU
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Why The Fight for Paid Sick Leave is a Civil Rights Issue
As our nation grapples with its grievous legacy of racism, it is imperative to call out policies and practices that exacerbate inequality.
By Ronald Newman, Louise Melling
As our nation grapples with its grievous legacy of racism, it is imperative to call out policies and practices that exacerbate inequality.
By Ronald Newman, Louise Melling
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The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
"The Very Prescription is to Stay Home": What it’s Like to be Evicted During a Global Pandemic
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
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The U.S. Postal Service Was Never a Business. Stop Treating it Like One.
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
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Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security. Its Tactics are Fearsome.
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
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Not Just a Bad President, Trump is a “Holmesian Bad Man.” Act Accordingly.
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
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Amendment 4 is Back in Court as Florida Fights Our Victory Over its Modern-Day Poll Tax
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
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Tracking Apps are Unlikely to Help Stop COVID-19
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
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