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.

Aug 12, 2022

To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States

Stars on the American flag.
To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States

Aug 5, 2022

Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril

An African-American woman dropping their ballot off during early voting in Athens, Ga.
Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril

Aug 4, 2022

Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, second from right, looks up along with U.S Border Patrol agents as a drone flies overhead as he tours a section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas.
Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine

Jul 21, 2022

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Respect for Marriage Act

A rainbow flag with the U.S. capitol in the background.
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Respect for Marriage Act

Jul 15, 2022

Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology

A close-up of a video surveillance unit set up in front of the U.S. Capitol building.
Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology

Jul 13, 2022

Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too

A home health care aide handing her patient a bowl of food.
Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too

Jul 12, 2022

Victims of Discrimination Have No Path to Justice Following Supreme Court Decision

Standing beyond security gates that have signs reading "Area Closed", several people stare at the Supreme Court building.
Victims of Discrimination Have No Path to Justice Following Supreme Court Decision

Jul 8, 2022

Federal Judge Finds Arizona’s Prison Health Care Is "Plainly Grossly Inadequate" and Unconstitutional

A prisoner lying in a hospital bed with one leg shackled to the bed rail in California medical facility.
Federal Judge Finds Arizona’s Prison Health Care Is "Plainly Grossly Inadequate" and Unconstitutional

Jul 8, 2022

Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country

Michael Kasey, who is blind, demonstrates a voting machine that allows people with disabilities to vote.
Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country

Jul 7, 2022

Two Generations of Reproductive Rights Advocates on Life After Roe

Protesters supporting abortion march in front of the Supreme Court holding signs that read "Bans off our Bodies."
Two Generations of Reproductive Rights Advocates on Life After Roe