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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.
ACLU Bus Tour Brings Banned Books to Georgia
Content creator Jameelah Jones and author Seema Yasmin joined the first stop on the ACLU’s Know Your Rights Bus Tour to discuss how your vote helps to fight classroom censorship.
By Sam Herrera
ACLU Bus Tour Brings Banned Books to GeorgiaKnow Your Rights Game Show: Home Edition!
How well do you know your rights? Test your knowledge when you play the online version of our Bus Tour’s Know Your Rights Game Show quiz.
By ACLU
Know Your Rights Game Show: Home Edition!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 LibertiesPodcast
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
Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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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...
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
What Voters Really Want for Immigration and Public Safety Reform
Ahead of the 2024 elections, voters are disillusioned with fear-based rhetoric from both candidates. The ACLU breaks down what solutions have the...
By Anu Joshi, Ellen Flenniken
Ahead of the 2024 elections, voters are disillusioned with fear-based rhetoric from both candidates. The ACLU breaks down what solutions have the...
By Anu Joshi, Ellen Flenniken
Overturning Roe is Just the Beginning
Two years after Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the ACLU examines how a second Trump administration would further imperil abortion...
By ACLU
Two years after Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the ACLU examines how a second Trump administration would further imperil abortion...
By ACLU
The Supreme Court's Gun Decision Is Not a Victory for Women
Domestic violence survivors deserve better than what the carceral system has to offer them.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
Domestic violence survivors deserve better than what the carceral system has to offer them.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
"Taking Pride in Who We Are"
When I challenged my school's sexist dress code, I was fighting not just for my rights, but for self-expression everywhere.
By Larissa Hubbard
When I challenged my school's sexist dress code, I was fighting not just for my rights, but for self-expression everywhere.
By Larissa Hubbard
Two Years Post-Roe: Life in the Aftermath
On this episode, we’re going back into our archives to share an episode that unfortunately still has deep resonance today. Last year, we asked...
On this episode, we’re going back into our archives to share an episode that unfortunately still has deep resonance today. Last year, we asked...
Our First Amendment Rights Don’t Disappear at the Schoolhouse Gates
In the final installment of our free speech comic series, we consider how K-12 students , as well as adults enrolled in higher education, can...
By Eda Uzunlar
In the final installment of our free speech comic series, we consider how K-12 students , as well as adults enrolled in higher education, can...
By Eda Uzunlar
The Supreme Court Rejected an Attack on Medication Abortion, But the Fight Is Far From Over.
The court ruled against anti-abortion groups on a technicality, but extremist politicians have vowed to continue efforts to restrict access to...
By Julia Kaye
The court ruled against anti-abortion groups on a technicality, but extremist politicians have vowed to continue efforts to restrict access to...
By Julia Kaye
Trump on LGBTQ Rights: Rolling Back Protections and Criminalizing Gender Nonconformity
In the second installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses...
By ACLU
In the second installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses...
By ACLU