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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...
Latest on COVID-19
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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
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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...
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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Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
For over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives...
For over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives...
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Title 42 Isn’t Supported By Science — The CDC Must End it Now
Mass expulsions to danger fly in the face of American values and U.S. legal commitments.
By Ronald Waldman, MD, MPH, Jonathan Blazer
Mass expulsions to danger fly in the face of American values and U.S. legal commitments.
By Ronald Waldman, MD, MPH, Jonathan Blazer
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We Need Digital Cash That is Actually Like Cash
If we’re to create a new form of money, it must be accessible and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
If we’re to create a new form of money, it must be accessible and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
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What You Need to Know About Cash Bail and Crime Rates
Crime is not a monolithic problem, and jailing people cannot fix it.
By Trisha Trigilio
Crime is not a monolithic problem, and jailing people cannot fix it.
By Trisha Trigilio
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Customs and Border Protection is Singling Out Muslim Travelers for Invasive Religious Questioning
We’re suing CBP to stop border officers from questioning our Muslim clients about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations.
By Sarah Taitz
We’re suing CBP to stop border officers from questioning our Muslim clients about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations.
By Sarah Taitz
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Refugees of Color Matter Too
This week, we’ll be talking about something that’s on everyone’s mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian...
This week, we’ll be talking about something that’s on everyone’s mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian...
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The Coast Guard Destroyed Their Livelihoods. Will the Supreme Court Hear Their Case?
Four Jamaican fisherman were stopped by the Coast Guard. Their next year was a nightmare.
By Steven M. Watt, David Cole, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Four Jamaican fisherman were stopped by the Coast Guard. Their next year was a nightmare.
By Steven M. Watt, David Cole, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
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Five Things to Know About the Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy
Since March 2020, the government has misused the order to kick out people seeking asylum more than 1.7 million times.
By Leonardo Castañeda, Katie Hoeppner
Since March 2020, the government has misused the order to kick out people seeking asylum more than 1.7 million times.
By Leonardo Castañeda, Katie Hoeppner
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Texas’ Bounty Hunter Abortion Ban is a Dire Warning of What Lays Ahead for Our Reproductive Rights
What is happening in Texas is not an anomaly, but a harbinger of what may come across the United States.
By Chelsea Tejada
What is happening in Texas is not an anomaly, but a harbinger of what may come across the United States.
By Chelsea Tejada
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How Women’s Rights Paved the Way for Gender Justice at the ACLU
Many recent legal battles for the rights of trans and non-binary people are rooted in the same cases that pioneered women’s rights decades ago.
By ACLU
Many recent legal battles for the rights of trans and non-binary people are rooted in the same cases that pioneered women’s rights decades ago.
By ACLU
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