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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.

Jun 25, 2020

All the President's Subpoenas

All the President's Subpoenas
Anthony Romero speaks in the background while mini American flags wave blurred in the foreground.

May 29, 2020

Anthony Romero on Leading in a Time of Crisis

Anthony Romero on Leading in a Time of Crisis

May 27, 2020

Anthony Romero on Leading in Times of Crisis

Anthony Romero on Leading in Times of Crisis

May 20, 2020

100 episodes, Two Years, and One Pandemic Later

100 episodes, Two Years, and One Pandemic Later
A banner with the faces of several At Liberty guests.

May 20, 2020

Celebrating 100 Episodes of “At Liberty”

Celebrating 100 Episodes of “At Liberty”
Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office with a painting of George Washington in the background.

May 12, 2020

President Trump's Assault On Inspectors General Threatens Our Civil Liberties

President Trump's Assault On Inspectors General Threatens Our Civil Liberties
R. Dwyane Betts, program director of the DC creative writing workshop, speaks during a forum.

May 8, 2020

Poetry, Prison, and the Pandemic

Poetry, Prison, and the Pandemic
Donald Trump looking upward while speaking in the Oval Office.

May 7, 2020

No One, Not Even Trump, is Above the Law

No One, Not Even Trump, is Above the Law
A woman wearing a face mask sits at an airport while scrolling through her phone.

May 1, 2020

A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy

A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
Collage by the ACLU, picturing a judge's gavel, a voting mail envelope, and a cage.

Apr 30, 2020

How the ACLU is Responding to the Pandemic, Visualized

How the ACLU is Responding to the Pandemic, Visualized