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ACLU campaigns are focused efforts by our legal, legislative and communication staffs to further the organization's mandate to protect civil liberties.
Keep America Safe & Free
Illegal government spying, indefinite detention without charge or trial and government-sponsored torture programs after 9/11 transcended the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security. There has never been a more urgent need to restore individual freedoms, due process rights and our system of checks and balances. Learn More
Real ID
The Real ID Act creates a federal identity document that every American will need in order to fly on commercial airlines, enter government buildings, open a bank account, and more.
It creates huge administrative burdens for state governments, while providing only minimal federal funds for implementing its onerous requirements. At the same time, it does nothing to combat terrorism, and puts us at greater risk for invasions of privacy and identity theft.
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Accountability For Torture
We are finally beginning to learn the full scope of the Bush administration's torture program. Government documents show that hundreds of prisoners were tortured in the custody of the CIA and Department of Defense, some of them killed in the course of interrogations. Justice Department memos show that the torture policies were devised and developed at the highest levels of the Bush administration. Learn More
11/18/2009 | Detention, Keep America Safe & Free
President Obama Says Guantánamo Closure Will Miss Deadline
11/17/2009 | Detention, Keep America Safe & Free
Senate Votes Down Amendment Obstructing Transfer Of Detainees To Federal Criminal Courts
11/10/2009 | Detention, Keep America Safe & Free
ACLU Lawsuit Charges U.S. Officials Illegally Detained American Citizen
11/23/2009 | LGBT Discrimination
ACLU Urges Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice to Investigate Brutal Murder of Gay Teen as Hate Crime
11/18/2009 | Keep America Safe & Free, USA PATRIOT Act
Doe v. Holder - Government's Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Reconsider
11/17/2009 | Detention, Keep America Safe & Free, Torture
Coalition Sign-On Letter to the House Urging Vote “NO” on Inhofe Amendment (S.A. 2774) and DeMint Amendment (S.A.2779) to the Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010
11/2/2009 | Detention, Keep America Safe & Free, Torture



