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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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We Owe It to Harriet Tubman to Talk About Her Disability
How much do you know about Araminta Ross? ...
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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
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We Owe It to Harriet Tubman to Talk About Her Disability
How much do you know about Araminta Ross? ...
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Ask the Experts: How to Connect With Hesitant Voters
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer Connie Jeung-Mills tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her...
By Rotimi Adeoye
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer Connie Jeung-Mills tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her...
By Rotimi Adeoye
![Canvasser Ana M. Vigo, right, registers a woman, left, to vote as a male bystander looks on outside the Polk County Tax Collectors office in Davenport, Fla.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/MIDTERM-CANVASSER-2-V2-Blog-400x267.jpg)
![Canvasser Ana M. Vigo, right, registers a woman, left, to vote as a male bystander looks on outside the Polk County Tax Collectors office in Davenport, Fla.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/MIDTERM-CANVASSER-2-V2-Blog-400x400.jpg)
Arizona's New Law Banning People from Recording Police Violates our First Amendment Rights
We’re suing to defend our First Amendment right to record police and hold law enforcement accountable.
By Shreya Tewari
We’re suing to defend our First Amendment right to record police and hold law enforcement accountable.
By Shreya Tewari
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Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently...
By Theodora Simon
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently...
By Theodora Simon
![Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/BRACKEEN-V-HAALAND-Blog-400x267.jpg)
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To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States
As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman, Lily Slater
As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman, Lily Slater
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UN Racial Justice Review Gives Biden Opportunity to Center International Human Rights
The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
By Marwa Elessawy
The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
By Marwa Elessawy
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Midterm Elections: How These Offices Impact Your Rights
Elected officials don’t have the final say when it comes to our rights — we do. Let the ACLU help you step into your power at the ballot box!
By ACLU
Elected officials don’t have the final say when it comes to our rights — we do. Let the ACLU help you step into your power at the ballot box!
By ACLU
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Trans Health Care in Florida: What You Need to Know
Florida’s latest attack on LGBTQ rights would promote disinformation about gender-affirming care, while preventing trans youth from receiving it.
By Carrie McNamara, Gillian Branstetter
Florida’s latest attack on LGBTQ rights would promote disinformation about gender-affirming care, while preventing trans youth from receiving it.
By Carrie McNamara, Gillian Branstetter
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Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril
On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.
By Sophia Lin Lakin
On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.
By Sophia Lin Lakin
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Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine
While a memo from DHS Secretary Mayorkas is in legal limbo, the administration should still take action to protect immigrant communities.
By Katie Hoeppner, Naureen Shah
While a memo from DHS Secretary Mayorkas is in legal limbo, the administration should still take action to protect immigrant communities.
By Katie Hoeppner, Naureen Shah
![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-V2-400x267.jpg)
![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-V2-400x400.jpg)
In Missouri and Illinois, a Glimpse of Abortion Access in a Post-Roe World
These advocates are doing everything they can to make sure everyone can get the care they need.
By Leila Rafei
These advocates are doing everything they can to make sure everyone can get the care they need.
By Leila Rafei
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