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.

Nov 22, 2022

The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.
The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

Nov 3, 2022

Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About The Midterm Elections?

A collage of voting-related imagery including a ballot box, ballot bubbles to fill in and the U.S. Capitol building.
Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About The Midterm Elections?

Oct 26, 2022

Voting With a Disability: Breaking Down Barriers to the Ballot

A polling station sign and disabled access sign.
Voting With a Disability: Breaking Down Barriers to the Ballot

Oct 20, 2022

It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott

Protestors being led by a man playing a guitar, followed by women holding signs saying" THE RIGHT TO BOYCOTT", and "BOYCOTT UNTIL THE SIEGE ON GAZA ENDS".
It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott

Oct 6, 2022

U.S. Military Academies Continue to Discriminate Against Parents

US Coast Guard cadets in white uniforms stand in neat rows at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.
U.S. Military Academies Continue to Discriminate Against Parents

Oct 3, 2022

Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket

The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.
Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket

Sep 29, 2022

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

The U.S.-Mexico border.
Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

Sep 28, 2022

Friends Ask Friends to Vote

A voting booth
Friends Ask Friends to Vote

Sep 20, 2022

National Voter Registration Day is Today: Here’s What You Need to Know

A sign reading "Register to Vote Here" next to an American flag.
National Voter Registration Day is Today: Here’s What You Need to Know

Sep 16, 2022

The Civil Rights Movement’s ‘Smallest Freedom Fighter’ on the Power of Your Vote

A photo of Sheyann Webb with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Civil Rights Movement’s ‘Smallest Freedom Fighter’ on the Power of Your Vote