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Project 2025 Promises to Harm Our Communities and Turn Presidents Into Kings. We Won’t Stand for It.
Anyone who cares about the people, should also care about the dire impact that the Trump-backed Project 2025 will have on our civil liberties and civil rights.
By Mike Zamore
Project 2025 Promises to Harm Our Communities and Turn Presidents Into Kings. We Won’t Stand for It.Podcast
How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports
This Friday, July 26, the summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, France. From the athletes and storylines, to dreams being made and records being broken, the spirit of the Olympics brings out the...
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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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How Our Historic Election Cycle Will Impact Civil Liberties
We’re sharing our battle-ready playbook to defend our civil liberties and civil rights no matter who wins the White House this year.
By Anthony D. Romero
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High School Students Explain Why We Can’t Let Classroom Censorship Win
We spoke to students about why book bans and efforts to restrict instruction on diverse topics, like racism or sexism, only make learning harder.
By Elisabeth Snyder, Allison Swann
High School Students Explain Why We Can’t Let Classroom Censorship Win![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?Podcast
How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports
This Friday, July 26, the summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, France. From the athletes and storylines, to dreams being made and records being broken, the spirit of the Olympics brings out the...
Latest on COVID-19
![Learn about legal actions filed since the start of the outbreak](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/tracker1600x1066-2-400x267.png)
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 Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
"The Very Prescription is to Stay Home": What it’s Like to be Evicted During a Global Pandemic
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
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The U.S. Postal Service Was Never a Business. Stop Treating it Like One.
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
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Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security. Its Tactics are Fearsome.
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
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Not Just a Bad President, Trump is a “Holmesian Bad Man.” Act Accordingly.
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
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Amendment 4 is Back in Court as Florida Fights Our Victory Over its Modern-Day Poll Tax
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
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Tracking Apps are Unlikely to Help Stop COVID-19
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
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The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops
In the last month, we’ve seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear...
In the last month, we’ve seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear...
Retired Federal Probation Officer: Stop Sending People to COVID-Filled Prisons Unnecessarily
No one should be thrown in jail for a frivolous charge — especially during a pandemic. Unfortunately, that's often not the case.
By Mark Buckwalter
No one should be thrown in jail for a frivolous charge — especially during a pandemic. Unfortunately, that's often not the case.
By Mark Buckwalter
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Clemency, Redemption, and Justice: A Personal Story
My release granted me more than freedom. It was a chance at redemption.
By Jason Hernandez
My release granted me more than freedom. It was a chance at redemption.
By Jason Hernandez
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