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Live Coverage: ACLU Challenges ICE Detention Centers
The ACLU will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.
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Live Coverage: ACLU Challenges ICE Detention CentersPodcast
America’s Most Famous Court Trial
This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court — and the whole country tuned in. This week, the ACLU’s Daniel Mach...
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New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement
An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.
By Haddy Gassama
New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement
Fort Dix to Hold Thousands as Trump Militarizes Detention System
Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it’s another dehumanizing spectacle designed to harm our communities.
By Ami Kachalia
Fort Dix to Hold Thousands as Trump Militarizes Detention System
Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained
Cruelly dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights, for its inhumane conditions, and significant environmental risks.
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Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, ExplainedPodcast
America’s Most Famous Court Trial
This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court — and the whole country tuned in. This week, the ACLU’s Daniel Mach...
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Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.
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I’m Nonbinary. My Passport Should Show That.
The Biden administration must follow through on ensuring our right to an accurate ID that represents who we are.
By Shige Sakurai
The Biden administration must follow through on ensuring our right to an accurate ID that represents who we are.
By Shige Sakurai
President Biden: The Time To Restore Net Neutrality Is Now
Why net neutrality needs to be a first 100 days priority.
By Chad Marlow
Why net neutrality needs to be a first 100 days priority.
By Chad Marlow
An End to the Muslim Ban is Just the Beginning
On our podcast, we take a look at what a post-Muslim ban world may look like for those who bore the brunt of this harmful policy.
By ACLU
On our podcast, we take a look at what a post-Muslim ban world may look like for those who bore the brunt of this harmful policy.
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The First Amendment Protects Scabby, the 12-Foot Inflatable Rat, Too
The government is attempting to exterminate Scabby because he is a labor symbol. Luckily for Scabby, the First Amendment is on his side.
By Arianna Demas
The government is attempting to exterminate Scabby because he is a labor symbol. Luckily for Scabby, the First Amendment is on his side.
By Arianna Demas
An End to the Muslim Ban Is Just the Beginning
Yesterday, Joe Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States. And today, as part of his day one agenda, he has rescinded one of the Trump administration’s most incendiary orders: the Muslim Ban. The Muslim ban, enacted within Trump’s first days in office, virtually blocked...
Yesterday, Joe Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States. And today, as part of his day one agenda, he has rescinded one of the Trump administration’s most incendiary orders: the Muslim Ban. The Muslim ban, enacted within Trump’s first days in office, virtually blocked...
What President Biden’s LGBTQ Executive Order Does and Doesn’t Do
The Biden administration has said they will follow existing federal law protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination — including in schools.
By Chase Strangio
The Biden administration has said they will follow existing federal law protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination — including in schools.
By Chase Strangio
Turning the Page on Trump to the Work Ahead
The ACLU has seen presidents come and go for 101 years. Our work continues.
By Anthony D. Romero
The ACLU has seen presidents come and go for 101 years. Our work continues.
By Anthony D. Romero
The Supreme Court's One-Two Punch Against Women
With two swift actions last week, the Supreme Court sent its own cruel message about its disregard for women.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
With two swift actions last week, the Supreme Court sent its own cruel message about its disregard for women.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
The Enduring Harms of Trump’s Muslim Ban
Families still remain separated, people are unable to celebrate life events or mourn the loss of loved ones, and dreams are faltering for millions...
By Leila Rafei, Ashoka Mukpo
Families still remain separated, people are unable to celebrate life events or mourn the loss of loved ones, and dreams are faltering for millions...
By Leila Rafei, Ashoka Mukpo
What Does the ACLU Say About the Right to March While Armed?
While some gun regulations raise Second Amendment concerns, a ban on carrying weapons at a protest does not.
By Louise Melling, David Cole
While some gun regulations raise Second Amendment concerns, a ban on carrying weapons at a protest does not.
By Louise Melling, David Cole
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