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.

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

Feb 19, 2021

Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?

Collage of images from the founding decades of the ACLU including photos and newspaper headlines

Jan 20, 2021

Turning the Page on Trump to the Work Ahead

A man walks by the U.S. Capitol Building carrying a sign that reads "Impeach"

Jan 15, 2021

Why the ACLU Called for Trump's Impeachment