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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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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, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential...
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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
55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic GesturesPodcast
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, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential...
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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A Teenager’s Fight Against Idaho’s Harmful Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
Transgender youth shouldn’t have to navigate court battles for their right to medical care.
By Anonymous
Transgender youth shouldn’t have to navigate court battles for their right to medical care.
By Anonymous
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In Alabama, Embryos Are People and It Won't Stop There
On February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law, meaning the embryo has rights consistent with a...
On February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law, meaning the embryo has rights consistent with a...
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Challenging the Racist Death Penalty in North Carolina
We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death penalty trials.
By Cassandra Stubbs, Megan Byrne, Henderson Hill
We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death penalty trials.
By Cassandra Stubbs, Megan Byrne, Henderson Hill
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This Case Could Upend the Death Penalty In North Carolina
On August 10th, 2009, the North Carolina legislature passed the Racial Justice Act, or RJA. A first of its kind law that allows people on death row...
On August 10th, 2009, the North Carolina legislature passed the Racial Justice Act, or RJA. A first of its kind law that allows people on death row...
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Defending Speech We Hate
The record demonstrates the ACLU’s unwavering commitment to First Amendment rights for all.
By David Cole
The record demonstrates the ACLU’s unwavering commitment to First Amendment rights for all.
By David Cole
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A Plan to Block Trans Health Care in Ohio Was Stopped — But the Fight Isn’t Over
Gender-affirming care saved Emma's life, and while she and others in her community will continue to have access to health care in their home state,...
By Emma M., Hanna Stolzer
Gender-affirming care saved Emma's life, and while she and others in her community will continue to have access to health care in their home state,...
By Emma M., Hanna Stolzer
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3 States, 3 Plaintiffs, and the Fight for Fair District Maps
Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has been integral to protecting people of color at the polls. But in recent decades, the strength of the...
Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has been integral to protecting people of color at the polls. But in recent decades, the strength of the...
![Khadidah Stone stands on the dividing line between her old Alabama congressional District 7, to her right with River City Church, and her new district, District 2, to her left, in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision last June siding with Black voters on a redistricting case in Alabama gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprise opportunity ahead of the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states. Fast forward three months and maps in Alabama and other states that could produce more districts represented by Black lawmakers still don’t exist.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/02/khadidah-stone-s-400x266.jpg)
![Khadidah Stone stands on the dividing line between her old Alabama congressional District 7, to her right with River City Church, and her new district, District 2, to her left, in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision last June siding with Black voters on a redistricting case in Alabama gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprise opportunity ahead of the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states. Fast forward three months and maps in Alabama and other states that could produce more districts represented by Black lawmakers still don’t exist.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/02/khadidah-stone-s-600x600.jpg)
Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech
The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest...
By Leah Watson
The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest...
By Leah Watson
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“There Was No One That Looked Like Me:” Why Diversity Matters in the Military
As two lawsuits challenge affirmative action policies in military academies, Black women veterans reflect on the need for more leaders of color.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Jessica Evans
As two lawsuits challenge affirmative action policies in military academies, Black women veterans reflect on the need for more leaders of color.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Jessica Evans
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Dozens of Police Agencies in California Are Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States. We're Fighting Back.
Automatic license plate readers collect and store highly sensitive information that can reveal where we work, live, worship, or seek reproductive...
By Nick Hidalgo, Matt Cagle
Automatic license plate readers collect and store highly sensitive information that can reveal where we work, live, worship, or seek reproductive...
By Nick Hidalgo, Matt Cagle
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