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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 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...
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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
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?![A picture of Donald Trump.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/07/trump-immunity-blog-800x533.jpg)
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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UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program
The program, which deputizes local law enforcement to help ICE deport immigrants, is inextricably tied to racial profiling.
By Naureen Shah
The program, which deputizes local law enforcement to help ICE deport immigrants, is inextricably tied to racial profiling.
By Naureen Shah
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From High School Activist to Full-Time Advocate
Henry Seaton is empowering trans people across Tennessee.
By Charley Locke
Henry Seaton is empowering trans people across Tennessee.
By Charley Locke
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The Sinister and Racist Practice Infecting Death Penalty Juries
“Death qualification” is yet another way prosecutors stack the odds against Black defendants and in favor of capital punishment.
By Brian Stull, Henderson Hill
“Death qualification” is yet another way prosecutors stack the odds against Black defendants and in favor of capital punishment.
By Brian Stull, Henderson Hill
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One Year Later, the US Must Evacuate the Kabul Drone Strike Survivors
The government must keep its promise and get all those affected by its mistaken drone strike to safety before it’s too late.
By Dr. Steven Kwon
The government must keep its promise and get all those affected by its mistaken drone strike to safety before it’s too late.
By Dr. Steven Kwon
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The Nightmarish Loss of Workplace Privacy
As oppressive surveillance in the workplace becomes increasingly common, policymakers should push back.
By Jay Stanley
As oppressive surveillance in the workplace becomes increasingly common, policymakers should push back.
By Jay Stanley
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Ask the Experts: How to Connect With Hesitant Voters
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer Connie Jeung-Mills tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her...
By Rotimi Adeoye
Ahead of the midterm elections, People Power volunteer Connie Jeung-Mills tells us how she motivates people to get to the polls and what fuels her...
By Rotimi Adeoye
![Canvasser Ana M. Vigo, right, registers a woman, left, to vote as a male bystander looks on outside the Polk County Tax Collectors office in Davenport, Fla.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/MIDTERM-CANVASSER-2-V2-Blog-400x267.jpg)
![Canvasser Ana M. Vigo, right, registers a woman, left, to vote as a male bystander looks on outside the Polk County Tax Collectors office in Davenport, Fla.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/MIDTERM-CANVASSER-2-V2-Blog-400x400.jpg)
Arizona's New Law Banning People from Recording Police Violates our First Amendment Rights
We’re suing to defend our First Amendment right to record police and hold law enforcement accountable.
By Shreya Tewari
We’re suing to defend our First Amendment right to record police and hold law enforcement accountable.
By Shreya Tewari
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![A protester records police in riot gear as they form a wall to push crowds of demonstrators in Portland, Ore., on June 30, 2020, in the wake the murder of George Floyd.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/FIRST-AMENDMENT-RECORD-POLICE-Blog-400x400.jpg)
Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently...
By Theodora Simon
The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently...
By Theodora Simon
![Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/BRACKEEN-V-HAALAND-Blog-400x267.jpg)
![Children from the Zuni Pueblo lead the U.S. pledge of allegiance in the Zuni language in the New Mexico state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/BRACKEEN-V-HAALAND-Blog-400x400.jpg)
To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States
As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman, Lily Slater
As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman, Lily Slater
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UN Racial Justice Review Gives Biden Opportunity to Center International Human Rights
The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
By Marwa Elessawy
The administration claimed significant progress in its report and presentation to the United Nations, but true progress has been sluggish.
By Marwa Elessawy
![Delegates, arrayed in an expanding circle of desks, attend the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/08/HUMAN_RIGHTS_-BLUEPRINT-Blog-400x267.jpg)
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