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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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The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on reproductive freedom, voting rights, free speech, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential...
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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
The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on reproductive freedom, voting rights, free speech, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential...
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 Supreme Court Must Allow U.S. Citizens to Challenge Placement on No Fly List
Americans wrongly placed on this harmful and discriminatory list deserve their day in court.
By Hina Shamsi
Americans wrongly placed on this harmful and discriminatory list deserve their day in court.
By Hina Shamsi
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It's Time to End Solitary Confinement: Ian Manuel's Story
“Imagine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven—the size of a...
“Imagine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven—the size of a...
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Another Year of America's Failed Experiment: The Death Penalty in 2023
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.
By Claudia Van Wyk
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.
By Claudia Van Wyk
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Fighting Campus Censorship: The ACLU Defends Pro-Palestinian Voices in Florida
ACLU experts discuss our lawsuit on behalf of the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and the importance of...
By ACLU
ACLU experts discuss our lawsuit on behalf of the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and the importance of...
By ACLU
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Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU
We will always advocate for civil liberties — next year will be no different.
By Johanna Silver
We will always advocate for civil liberties — next year will be no different.
By Johanna Silver
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ACLU Kids Tell Us How We Can Do Better
For a special year-end holiday episode, we’re bringing you our third edition of “ACLU kids take over At Liberty.” Kids of ACLU staff spoke to...
For a special year-end holiday episode, we’re bringing you our third edition of “ACLU kids take over At Liberty.” Kids of ACLU staff spoke to...
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The Consequences of Police in Schools: A North Carolina Case Study
School districts continue to invest millions in law enforcement, despite clear evidence of harm to students.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Gabrielle Drobot
School districts continue to invest millions in law enforcement, despite clear evidence of harm to students.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Gabrielle Drobot
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2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year
2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across...
2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across...
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Arizona’s High Court Must Protect Abortion Access
This 150-year-old ban would drag present-day Arizonans into a dangerous past.
By Lindsey Kaley
This 150-year-old ban would drag present-day Arizonans into a dangerous past.
By Lindsey Kaley
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The Federal Trade Commission Must Investigate Meta and X for Complicity with Government Surveillance
These platforms promised to protect their users. Are they?
By Jacob Snow, Ivey Dyson
These platforms promised to protect their users. Are they?
By Jacob Snow, Ivey Dyson
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