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A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year’s Election Process
Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt has worked on elections for 25 years in the government, nonprofits, and academia. He addresses common voter questions and what to expect at the polls this Election Day.
By Arman Abrishamchian
A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year’s Election ProcessPodcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Voters in Virginia have the chance to vote for a ballot amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution and further protect reproductive freedom in the South.
By Hibah Ansari
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Going into the midterms, voters are feeling the squeeze in their wallets and need relief. The answer lies in holding accountable politicians who prioritize their wealthy benefactors over them.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
ACLU experts break down how data centers negatively impact communities, violate civil liberties, and how we can respond.
By Jina John
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesPodcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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ACLU Back-to-School Bookshelf: Our Reading List to Build a More Perfect Union
In our series, ACLU staffers share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and...
By Hibah Ansari
In our series, ACLU staffers share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and...
By Hibah Ansari
How Expanded 287(g) Program Turns Local Police Into Deportation Agents
The Trump administration has expanded the controversial program to harm more communities than ever. Families and advocates nationwide are fighting...
By Naureen Shah
The Trump administration has expanded the controversial program to harm more communities than ever. Families and advocates nationwide are fighting...
By Naureen Shah
Revisiting the NEA Four: Free Speech Battles in the Arts
The Supreme Court upheld “decency”-related procedures in the ’90s but warned that restricting funding based on artists’ viewpoints would...
By Hibah Ansari
The Supreme Court upheld “decency”-related procedures in the ’90s but warned that restricting funding based on artists’ viewpoints would...
By Hibah Ansari
Lawmakers Can't Turn Classrooms Into Sunday Schools
From Arkansas to Oklahoma, politicians are pushing religion into public schools. The ACLU is fighting back to defend church-state separation and...
By Heather L. Weaver
From Arkansas to Oklahoma, politicians are pushing religion into public schools. The ACLU is fighting back to defend church-state separation and...
By Heather L. Weaver
Know Your Rights in Encounters with Law Enforcement and Military Troops
The recent militarization of D.C. is a reminder of how quickly government power can expand. Our guide explains what to do if you’re stopped by...
By Michael Perloff, Allegra Harpootlian
The recent militarization of D.C. is a reminder of how quickly government power can expand. Our guide explains what to do if you’re stopped by...
By Michael Perloff, Allegra Harpootlian
When Border Patrol Came for Kern County
For the attorneys, organizers, and community members on the ground, the Kern County immigration raid was more than just a headline — it was a...
For the attorneys, organizers, and community members on the ground, the Kern County immigration raid was more than just a headline — it was a...
Live from SeriesFest: Our Right to Laughter
Can humor help us make sense of unprecedented threats to our civil liberties? Join us this week for a special episode of At Liberty, recorded live...
Can humor help us make sense of unprecedented threats to our civil liberties? Join us this week for a special episode of At Liberty, recorded live...
Congress Cuts Medicaid to Fund ICE: How H.R. 1 Harms Communities
Congress voted to gut Medicaid and “defund” Planned Parenthood to fund President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. We won’t allow it.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Congress voted to gut Medicaid and “defund” Planned Parenthood to fund President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. We won’t allow it.
By Deirdre Schifeling
New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement
An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.
By Haddy Gassama
An immigration detention site at Fort Bliss will hold thousands. It could be the largest immigration detention site in the country.
By Haddy Gassama
Live Coverage: ACLU Challenges ICE Detention Centers
The ACLU will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.
By ACLU
The ACLU will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.
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