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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
How Our Historic Election Cycle Will Impact Civil Liberties![A graphic of a child looking at a shelf of library books surrounded by other graphics of thought bubbles and lightbulbs.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/09/right-to-learn-back-to-school-stories-800x533.jpg)
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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How Trump's Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms
A second Trump administration threatens to use executive authority to further limit First Amendment freedoms, surveil Americans and undermine...
By ACLU
A second Trump administration threatens to use executive authority to further limit First Amendment freedoms, surveil Americans and undermine...
By ACLU
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Supreme Court Term Ends with Win for Trump, First Amendment Rights
The court's most recent term shows a reluctance to protect the powerless, even as it upholds key civil liberties.
By David Cole
The court's most recent term shows a reluctance to protect the powerless, even as it upholds key civil liberties.
By David Cole
![Ex-President and convicted felon Donald Trump speaks at an event in Washington, DC, June 22, 2024.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/07/donald-trump-at-podium-b-400x267.jpg)
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How Donald Trump's Election Lies and Other Anti-Voter Policies Will Continue to Impact Our Democracy
If re-elected in November, he and his allies have promised to take actions that would disenfranchise millions, suppress the right to vote, and...
By ACLU
If re-elected in November, he and his allies have promised to take actions that would disenfranchise millions, suppress the right to vote, and...
By ACLU
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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,...
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on reproductive freedom, voting rights, free speech,...
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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...
By David Cole, Brett Max Kaufman
By granting Donald Trump immunity for a wide range of criminal conduct committed while in office, the Supreme Court has set a dangerous precedent...
By David Cole, Brett Max Kaufman
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Trump’s Attacks on DEI Reveal Administration's Agenda for Second Term
The 2024 Trump campaign’s “anti-white racism” rhetoric threatens to unravel decades of progress on racial equality and civil rights. The ACLU...
By ACLU
The 2024 Trump campaign’s “anti-white racism” rhetoric threatens to unravel decades of progress on racial equality and civil rights. The ACLU...
By ACLU
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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...
By Gillian Branstetter
The ACLU’s latest report shows how, despite efforts to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community, police harassment, violence and discrimination...
By Gillian Branstetter
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The Supreme Court Just Declined to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients. Here’s What to Know
Today’s ruling does not signal the end of the road in the fight for protecting life-saving emergency care, or the fight for our reproductive...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas
Today’s ruling does not signal the end of the road in the fight for protecting life-saving emergency care, or the fight for our reproductive...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas
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Biden’s Executive Order: New Asylum Ban, Old Tactics
On June 4, the Biden administration signed an executive order that will severely restrict people's legal right to seek asylum, no matter how strong...
On June 4, the Biden administration signed an executive order that will severely restrict people's legal right to seek asylum, no matter how strong...
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejected the Nation's First Religious Public Charter School
The creation of a Catholic public school violates the separation of church and state.
By Heather L. Weaver, Daniel Mach
The creation of a Catholic public school violates the separation of church and state.
By Heather L. Weaver, Daniel Mach
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