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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? ...
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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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
55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic GesturesPodcast
We Owe It to Harriet Tubman to Talk About Her Disability
How much do you know about Araminta Ross? ...
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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Grassroots Activists are Leading the Fight to Stop Face Recognition. It’s Time for Congress to Step Up, Too.
We have the power to change the law and our relationship with technology, and the work of community-based coalitions proves it.
By Nicole Ozer, Kate Ruane, Matt Cagle
We have the power to change the law and our relationship with technology, and the work of community-based coalitions proves it.
By Nicole Ozer, Kate Ruane, Matt Cagle
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Lives First, Profits Later: How to Close the Global Vaccine Gap
The global vaccine gap is both a racial justice and human rights issue.
By Schanelle Saldanha
The global vaccine gap is both a racial justice and human rights issue.
By Schanelle Saldanha
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The Problem With Censoring Political Speech Online – Including Trump’s
No one is required to publish politicians’ speech, but online platforms should be cautious when censoring them.
By Vera Eidelman, Kate Ruane
No one is required to publish politicians’ speech, but online platforms should be cautious when censoring them.
By Vera Eidelman, Kate Ruane
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Taxation by Citation
The system of fines and fees to collect revenue for local governments is broken. It’s time for us to let our governments know our demand: No more...
By Emily Reina Dindial, Nicole Zayas Fortier
The system of fines and fees to collect revenue for local governments is broken. It’s time for us to let our governments know our demand: No more...
By Emily Reina Dindial, Nicole Zayas Fortier
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Orange County’s Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population During the Pandemic is a Model for the Nation
The court-ordered victory shows that decarceration is not only possible going forward, it’s critically important.
By Corene Kendrick, Daisy Ramirez, Somil Trivedi
The court-ordered victory shows that decarceration is not only possible going forward, it’s critically important.
By Corene Kendrick, Daisy Ramirez, Somil Trivedi
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No More Spying on Journalists
Existing Justice Department policies have not prevented abusive spying on reporters. The White House, Justice Department, and Congress need to...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick, Patrick Toomey
Existing Justice Department policies have not prevented abusive spying on reporters. The White House, Justice Department, and Congress need to...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick, Patrick Toomey
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The ‘ICE Kids’
For years, ICE has been holding teenagers in indefinite detention thousands of miles away from their families. And it won’t tell anyone why.
By Ashoka Mukpo
For years, ICE has been holding teenagers in indefinite detention thousands of miles away from their families. And it won’t tell anyone why.
By Ashoka Mukpo
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Patient Privacy Is Not Just About Medical Ethics — It's Vital to Racial Equity and Disability Rights
We should empower patients to seek care by maintaining the strongest possible medical confidentiality rules instead of watering down critical...
By Noam Shemtov
We should empower patients to seek care by maintaining the strongest possible medical confidentiality rules instead of watering down critical...
By Noam Shemtov
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Canceling Student Debt Can Help Build Black Women’s Futures
We don’t need more shallow praise for “saving” the nation — we need Biden to cancel our student debt.
By Shakya Cherry-Donaldson
We don’t need more shallow praise for “saving” the nation — we need Biden to cancel our student debt.
By Shakya Cherry-Donaldson
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Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have Proof
Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit — but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's...
By Jessica Bansal
Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit — but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's...
By Jessica Bansal
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