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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
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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
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Five Things to Know About Gender-Affirming Health Care
Here’s what transgender youth, their parents, and doctors have said about Arkansas’ ban on gender affirming care.
By ACLU
Here’s what transgender youth, their parents, and doctors have said about Arkansas’ ban on gender affirming care.
By ACLU
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I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
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How America Disguised 65,000 Prison Beds
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
By Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
By Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
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A New Texas Law Threatens to Eliminate Abortion Access. We’re Suing to Stop It.
SB 8 is not just sinister, it’s unconstitutional.
By Adriana Piñon
SB 8 is not just sinister, it’s unconstitutional.
By Adriana Piñon
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities
The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
By Olga Akselrod
The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
By Olga Akselrod
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At End of SCOTUS Term, Where Are We on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The court's ambiguous rulings have induced much head-scratching.
By James Esseks
The court's ambiguous rulings have induced much head-scratching.
By James Esseks
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Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her Conservatorship
The pop star is just one of many people trapped in repressive conservatorships, which strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties.
By Jacquelyne Germain
The pop star is just one of many people trapped in repressive conservatorships, which strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties.
By Jacquelyne Germain
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Why Net Neutrality Can’t Wait
To close the digital divide, restore net neutrality.
By Chad Marlow
To close the digital divide, restore net neutrality.
By Chad Marlow
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Biden’s Domestic Terrorism Strategy Entrenches Bias and Harmful Law Enforcement Power
Biden’s strategy fails to address the wrongs, let alone reverse them.
By Hina Shamsi, Hugh Handeyside
Biden’s strategy fails to address the wrongs, let alone reverse them.
By Hina Shamsi, Hugh Handeyside
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Coerced Out of Justice: How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who assert their rights...
By Somil Trivedi, Jared Keenan
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who assert their rights...
By Somil Trivedi, Jared Keenan
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