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.

A hand putting a ballot into a ballot box.

May 5, 2021

Cast An Informed Vote for Philadelphia District Attorney on May 18

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, DC

Apr 29, 2021

What President Biden Needs to Do Beyond the First 100 Days

Travelers waiting in long lines to pass through the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) security screening areas to get to their flights.

Apr 23, 2021

We Don’t Lose Our Privacy Rights When We Travel

Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.

Apr 16, 2021

Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped

A picture of ACLU's systemic equality poster framed and placed on top of a desk.

Apr 7, 2021

The Promise of Systemic Equality Starts at Home

Chanel Miller attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.

Mar 26, 2021

Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism

A demonstrator holds up a sign advocating for statehood for Washington, D.C.

Mar 22, 2021

Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents

Collage of images from the racial justice cases over the ACLU's history

Mar 17, 2021

Racial Justice and Civil Liberties: An Inseparable History at the ACLU

Mar 15, 2021

Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance

Image of the new ACLU President Deborah Archer

Mar 1, 2021

Meet Deborah Archer, ACLU National Board President