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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
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
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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The Links Between Racialized and Gender-Based Violence
Racialized and gender-based violence are deeply intertwined and rooted in prejudice and discrimination. Recognizing this is just the starting point...
By Sandra Park
Racialized and gender-based violence are deeply intertwined and rooted in prejudice and discrimination. Recognizing this is just the starting point...
By Sandra Park
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There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With ‘Vaccine Passports’
Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
![In this photo illustration, Excelsior Pass app which provides digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results seen displayed on a smartphone screen in front of the US flag.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/web21-covid-passport-blog-Wordpress-1110x740-1-400x267.jpg)
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Student Debt is a Racial Justice Issue. Here’s What President Biden Can Do to Help.
Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and...
By Rakim Brooks, Ashley C. Harrington
Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and...
By Rakim Brooks, Ashley C. Harrington
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Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
Miller, a leading voice for survivors of sexual violence and an emerging artist, joined our podcast this week.
By ACLU
Miller, a leading voice for survivors of sexual violence and an emerging artist, joined our podcast this week.
By ACLU
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The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
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Writer and Artist Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
This week, we’re rounding out our Women’s History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of the crime committed against her, a sexual assault that took place on Stanford...
This week, we’re rounding out our Women’s History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of the crime committed against her, a sexual assault that took place on Stanford...
Amidst a Wave of Voter Suppression Bills, Some States Expand Access to the Ballot
The ACLU is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
By Bobby Hoffman
The ACLU is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
By Bobby Hoffman
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Punished for a Snapchat: Why Schools Shouldn’t Police Students’ Speech Outside of School
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
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New Mexico Showed Us What Protecting Abortion Rights Looks Like
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
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Amazon Drivers Placed Under Robot Surveillance Microscope
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
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