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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
This November, Freedom is on the BallotPodcast
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
Supreme Court Grants Trump, Future Presidents a Blank Check to Break the Law![A checkered graphic featuring different images pertaining to the president, the Supreme Court, and royalty.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/07/kings-full-bleed-800x533.jpg)
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? ...
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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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Breaking Down Systemic Racism Through Collective Action in the South
As part of our Systemic Equality campaign, over the next two years the ACLU will be investing directly in Southern states and our Southern...
By JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist
As part of our Systemic Equality campaign, over the next two years the ACLU will be investing directly in Southern states and our Southern...
By JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist
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How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?
Biden must end the use of detainers and other ICE programs that only bring pain and anguish.
By Brian Tashman
Biden must end the use of detainers and other ICE programs that only bring pain and anguish.
By Brian Tashman
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If the Biden Administration Is Serious About Protecting Voting Rights, Here's What It Should Do Immediately
Biden has a real opportunity to restore faith in our democracy and move us closer to an electoral system representative of all Americans.
By Ronald Newman
Biden has a real opportunity to restore faith in our democracy and move us closer to an electoral system representative of all Americans.
By Ronald Newman
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My Genderless ID Makes Me Feel Safe
Trans and non-binary people often experience discrimination related to gender markers leading to a fear of violence when we must show our IDs.
By Spencer Garcia
Trans and non-binary people often experience discrimination related to gender markers leading to a fear of violence when we must show our IDs.
By Spencer Garcia
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Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Algorithmic technology is deployed to automate, systematize, and optimize every facet of our lives — but at what cost?
By ACLU
Algorithmic technology is deployed to automate, systematize, and optimize every facet of our lives — but at what cost?
By ACLU
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Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?
By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if...
By Cecillia Wang, Jeffery Robinson, Louise Melling, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if...
By Cecillia Wang, Jeffery Robinson, Louise Melling, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
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Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.”...
Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.”...
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The Weeknd's Music is Safe Enough for the Super Bowl, but Contraband in Prison
An Arizona prison is denying a Black Muslim man access to the music and religious texts he has requested behind bars.
By Emerson Sykes, Leila Rafei
An Arizona prison is denying a Black Muslim man access to the music and religious texts he has requested behind bars.
By Emerson Sykes, Leila Rafei
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Racial Justice Priorities in the Congressional COVID-19 Relief Bill
Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.
By Vania Leveille
Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.
By Vania Leveille
![U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) speaking, with U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) standing next to him, about the COVID-19 relief legislation being worked on in the Senate, on February 11. 2021.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-covid-relief-bill-priorities-wordpress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
![U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) speaking, with U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) standing next to him, about the COVID-19 relief legislation being worked on in the Senate, on February 11. 2021.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-covid-relief-bill-priorities-wordpress-1110x740-1-400x400.jpg)
Biden Must Halt Face Recognition Technology to Advance Racial Equity
Face recognition is a threat to not only our constitutional rights, but to people of color and other marginalized groups who are more likely to be...
By Kate Ruane
Face recognition is a threat to not only our constitutional rights, but to people of color and other marginalized groups who are more likely to be...
By Kate Ruane
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