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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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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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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
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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
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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 LawPodcast
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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What Happens In Tennessee Won't Stay in Tennessee
On Friday, April 7th, the Tennessee state legislature voted to expel two out of the three state representatives, Representatives Justin Pearson and...
On Friday, April 7th, the Tennessee state legislature voted to expel two out of the three state representatives, Representatives Justin Pearson and...
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This Deceptive ICE Tactic Violates the Fourth Amendment
For years, ICE has impersonated the police and used other ruses to lure immigrants into detention and deportation. Two ACLU clients share what...
By Leila Rafei
For years, ICE has impersonated the police and used other ruses to lure immigrants into detention and deportation. Two ACLU clients share what...
By Leila Rafei
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: How We Got Here
Forty-five years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the PWFA is a long overdue corrective for pregnant workers.
By Gillian Thomas
Forty-five years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the PWFA is a long overdue corrective for pregnant workers.
By Gillian Thomas
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Five Things to Know About NSA Mass Surveillance and the Coming Fight in Congress
Congress must take this opportunity rein in the pervasive government surveillance enabled by Section 702.
By Sarah Taitz
Congress must take this opportunity rein in the pervasive government surveillance enabled by Section 702.
By Sarah Taitz
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Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg
Data from hookup and dating apps is just one corner of a multibillion-dollar ecosystem of private information bought and sold without our permission.
By Jay Stanley
Data from hookup and dating apps is just one corner of a multibillion-dollar ecosystem of private information bought and sold without our permission.
By Jay Stanley
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In Michigan, a Historic Victory for Abortion Rights
Michigan’s success in securing abortion rights in the state is the result of years of planning, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing.
By ACLU
Michigan’s success in securing abortion rights in the state is the result of years of planning, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing.
By ACLU
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Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You
Whether for AI training purposes or simple voyeurism, this abuse of privacy is shocking but unsurprising.
By Jay Stanley
Whether for AI training purposes or simple voyeurism, this abuse of privacy is shocking but unsurprising.
By Jay Stanley
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Minnesota Just Restored Voting Rights for 55,000 People
The U.S. is the only developed democracy that strips voting rights from its people on the basis of a criminal conviction. An estimated 4.6 million...
The U.S. is the only developed democracy that strips voting rights from its people on the basis of a criminal conviction. An estimated 4.6 million...
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Abortion is Our Right, and We Won’t Be Silenced
Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.
By Rose Mackenzie
Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.
By Rose Mackenzie
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How the ACLU is Showing Up For Abortion Access Nationwide
We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
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