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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
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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The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
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Writer and Artist Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
This week, we’re rounding out our Women’s History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of the crime committed against her, a sexual assault that took place on Stanford...
This week, we’re rounding out our Women’s History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of the crime committed against her, a sexual assault that took place on Stanford...
Amidst a Wave of Voter Suppression Bills, Some States Expand Access to the Ballot
The ACLU is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
By Bobby Hoffman
The ACLU is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
By Bobby Hoffman
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Punished for a Snapchat: Why Schools Shouldn’t Police Students’ Speech Outside of School
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
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New Mexico Showed Us What Protecting Abortion Rights Looks Like
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
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Amazon Drivers Placed Under Robot Surveillance Microscope
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
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Ending Qualified Immunity Once and For All is the Next Step in Holding Police Accountable
As we approach the first anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, ending the doctrine that often lets officers avoid accountability is critical.
By Ed Yohnka, Julia Decker, Emma Andersson, Aamra Ahmad
As we approach the first anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, ending the doctrine that often lets officers avoid accountability is critical.
By Ed Yohnka, Julia Decker, Emma Andersson, Aamra Ahmad
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Sheriff Kristin Graziano and the New Movement for Public Safety
There's a new sheriff in town, and she wants to reimagine public safety with the people of Charleston, South Carolina.
By Frank Knaack
There's a new sheriff in town, and she wants to reimagine public safety with the people of Charleston, South Carolina.
By Frank Knaack
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Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.
By Kristen Lee, Monica Hopkins
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.
By Kristen Lee, Monica Hopkins
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Is There a New Era for Human Rights on the Horizon?
Here's what we learned from the Biden-Harris administration’s first appearance before the United Nations.
By JoAnn Kamuf Ward, Jamil Dakwar
Here's what we learned from the Biden-Harris administration’s first appearance before the United Nations.
By JoAnn Kamuf Ward, Jamil Dakwar
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