News & Commentary about Civil Liberties

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Aaron Booe at a protest in Austin in 2020

Jul 19, 2021

The ACLU National Advocacy Institute is Building the Next Generation of Leaders — Including Me

Members of the New Black Panthers attend a second amendment rally at the Virginia State Capitol in January 2021

Jul 16, 2021

Do Black Americans Have the Right to Bear Arms?

Jul 15, 2021

Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?

Photo of the Supreme Court Justices in black robes as composed October 27, 2020.

Jul 2, 2021

Trump's Supreme Court Appointees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...Mostly

Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett arrive for the inauguration of Joe Biden

Jul 2, 2021

Trump's Supreme Court Nominees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...Mostly

Britney Spears is shown arriving to the MTV Video Music Awards on June 28, 2016

Jun 25, 2021

Britney Spears’ Reproductive Freedom is a Disability Rights Issue

Traffic light with red light against the evening sky. Shallow depth of field.

Jun 14, 2021

Taxation by Citation

Three police officers in uniform, with "Police" written on the back of their vests.

Jun 4, 2021

How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety

Jail cells with the doors closed inside an Idaho prison.

May 21, 2021

How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis

Police use a water cannon to drench opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a standoff in freezing temperatures on Backwater Bridge near the pipeline route on November 20, 2016. Cannon Ball, North Dakota

May 12, 2021

It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police