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This November, Freedom is on the Ballot
We’re sharing our battle-ready playbook to defend our civil liberties and civil rights in the event of a second Biden or Trump administration.
By Anthony D. Romero
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We Owe It to Harriet Tubman to Talk About Her Disability
How much do you know about Araminta Ross? ...
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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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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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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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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 continues to target sexual and gender minorities.
By Gillian Branstetter
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We Owe It to Harriet Tubman to Talk About Her Disability
How much do you know about Araminta Ross? ...
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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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Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
Here at the ACLU, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’ participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an...
Here at the ACLU, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’ participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an...
Meet Kimberly and Yashira, Two High School Students Leading the Fight for Broadband Access
Living without high-speed internet access spurred two high school students into action in Baltimore.
By Leila Rafei
Living without high-speed internet access spurred two high school students into action in Baltimore.
By Leila Rafei
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When We Fight, We Win: Victories in the Fight Against Face Surveillance Keep Piling Up
The extension of Amazon's moratorium is a major win for racial justice, curbing police powers, and privacy — but we won’t stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford, Carl Takei
The extension of Amazon's moratorium is a major win for racial justice, curbing police powers, and privacy — but we won’t stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford, Carl Takei
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Digital IDs Might Sound Like a Good Idea, But They Could Be a Privacy Nightmare
As states move rapidly to adopt digital identity systems, we need to stop and think about what that means for our privacy rights.
By Jay Stanley
As states move rapidly to adopt digital identity systems, we need to stop and think about what that means for our privacy rights.
By Jay Stanley
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Time and Again, Social Media Giants Get Content Moderation Wrong: Silencing Speech about Al-Aqsa Mosque is Just the Latest Example
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong — both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman, Adeline Lee, Fikayo Walter-Johnson
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong — both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman, Adeline Lee, Fikayo Walter-Johnson
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This Place Isn't Meant to Help You Get Better
This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill...
By Anonymous
This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill...
By Anonymous
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State Lawmakers Are Trying to Ban Talk About Race in Schools
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
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Discriminatory Return to In Office Work Mandates Could Push Women and People of Color out of the Workforce
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
By Galen Sherwin
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
By Galen Sherwin
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How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than from COVID-19, yet this epidemic isn’t making the same headlines. When we zoom in on the...
Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than from COVID-19, yet this epidemic isn’t making the same headlines. When we zoom in on the...
It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police
Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear.
By Charlotte Lawrence, Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD, Maritza Perez
Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear.
By Charlotte Lawrence, Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD, Maritza Perez
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