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 display on slavery with a whip, book, and shackles

Oct 31, 2019

Why Have a Forum on Reparations in Charleston and Why Now?

Oct 4, 2019

Rights For All Volunteers are Shaping Policy in the 2020 Presidential Election

Sep 26, 2019

What to Expect From the Coming Supreme Court Term

Outside Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters

Sep 25, 2019

White Supremacist Violence Is On the Rise. Expanding the FBI’s Powers Isn't the Answer.

Protesters demonstrating against immigrant ban

Jul 29, 2019

Supreme Court Order No ‘Big Victory’ For Trump’s Border Wall. The Fight Continues.

May 24, 2019

When President Trump Rejects Congressional Subpoenas, He Rejects the Constitution and the Powers It Gave Congress

May 10, 2019

The Mueller Report Isn’t The Only Thing That William Barr Is Hiding

Apr 24, 2019

An Indictment in All But Name

Apr 11, 2019

The American Public Deserves to See the Mueller Report With as Few Redactions as Possible

Mar 31, 2019

Rights for All Will Put Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Front and Center in the 2020 Presidential Race