Blog of Rights

Is CCA Trying to Take Over the World?

Posted by Rachel Bloom, ACLU at 5:29pm
The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) sent a letter to 48 state governors offering to buy up their state-owned and operated prisons and put them under CCA ... Read More

Infographic: The NSA Unchained

Posted by Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 1:20pm
In November 2001, the National Security Agency began illegally intercepting Americans’ phone calls and emails without warrants or suspicion of wrongdoing. ... Read More

Domestic Drones: Big Brother's Prying Eyes in the Sky

Posted by Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 1:10pm
"As technology advances, so does the government's surveillance powers. Read More

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Posted by Alex Stamm, Center for Justice at 1:00pm
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is ... Read More

On the Agenda: Week of February 20 – 24, 2012

Posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 12:56pm
This week, we'll mark the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Tinker v. Des Moines, the landmark student speech case. Read More

This Week in Civil Liberties (2/17/2012)

Posted by Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU at 8:51pm
Which lobbying group wants to redefine religious liberty in order to prevent women from access to birth control? The ACLU is challenging which law that ratified ... Read More

Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss ACLU Challenge to Warrantless Wiretapping Law

Posted by Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 6:47pm
Today, the government asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that allowed our lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 2008 FISA ... Read More

Wanted: Women on Birth Control, Not Men on Ham Sandwiches

Posted by Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office & Dena Sher, Washington Legislative Office at 6:17pm
Yesterday's House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the new HHS rule that requires insurance plans to include birth control with no co-pay ... Read More

DoD Comes Closer to Recognizing that Women Are Already Serving on the Front Lines

Posted by Ariela Migdal, Women's Rights Project & Vania Leveille, Washington Legislative Office at 5:13pm
Last week, Pentagon officials got a few steps closer to recognizing what those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have known for years: servicewomen fight on the ... Read More

Thank You, Mr. President, for Protecting Our Liberty

Posted by Kimberly Humphrey, Washington Legislative Office at 5:06pm
One thing is clear as the bickering on contraception continues — the Obama administration is standing up for women's rights in a big way. Unfortunately, that ... Read More