Discrimination

The ACLU advocates for an end to all forms of profiling and discrimination, and provides legal support to organizations and individuals who have been victims of racial and ethnic discrimination.

Additional Resources

Protecting the Religious Freedom of Muslims (2011 resource): Recently, Muslim communities in the U.S. have faced a disturbing wave of bigotry and outright hostility. From religiously motivated discrimination and attacks on existing and proposed Islamic centers to misguided congressional hearings, Muslims in America are being unfairly targeted simply for exercising their basic constitutional right to religious liberty.

ACLU Seeks Records About FBI Collection Of Racial And Ethnic Data Around the Country (2010 video): The ACLU has asked FBI field offices in 29 states and Washington, D.C. to turn over records related to the agency's collection and use of race and ethnicity data in local communities. According to an FBI operations guide, FBI agents have the authority to collect information about and create maps of so-called "ethnic-oriented" businesses, behaviors, lifestyle characteristics and cultural traditions in communities with concentrated ethnic populations.

ACLU Challenges Government No-Fly List (2011 case): The ACLU and its affiliates in Oregon, Southern California, Northern California, and New Mexico have filed a legal challenge on behalf of several U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who cannot fly to or from the United States or over U.S. airspace because they are on the “No Fly List”— a component of the government’s watch list system.

Discrimination Against Muslim Women (2008 resource PDF)

ACLU And CAIR Urge Court To Uphold Ruling Blocking Oklahoma Sharia And International Law Ban (2011 press release)

Discrimination Against Muslim Women - Fact Sheet (2008 resource)

ACLU Testimony For Congressional Hearing Urges Protection Of American Muslim Civil Rights (2011 press release)

Protecting the Civil Rights of Muslim Americans (2011 resource PDF)

Medina v. County of San Bernardino (2008 case)

Sikh Religious Musicians Settle with US Airways After Wrongful Removal From Flight (2009 press release)

Facts On Airport Security (2002 resource)