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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.

Oct 24, 2007

Violating Rights in the Name of Security

Violating Rights in the Name of Security

Oct 19, 2007

Mukasey's Postion on Torture is Unclear After Two Days of Hearings

Mukasey's Postion on Torture is Unclear After Two Days of Hearings

Oct 17, 2007

Nobel Winner Doris Lessing Was Excluded Too

Nobel Winner Doris Lessing Was Excluded Too

Oct 12, 2007

Decline in Abortion Rates Correspond with Increased Access to Contraception, Yet Bush Administration Pushes Abstinence-Only

Decline in Abortion Rates Correspond with Increased Access to Contraception, Yet Bush Administration Pushes Abstinence-Only

Sep 24, 2007

Secrecy, Civilian Deaths, and Blackwater USA

Secrecy, Civilian Deaths, and Blackwater USA

Sep 14, 2007

Petraeus Admits Civilian Death Data Collection

Petraeus Admits Civilian Death Data Collection

Sep 6, 2007

Watch Anthony Romero on Bill Moyers Journal

Watch Anthony Romero on Bill Moyers Journal

Aug 8, 2007

Four Letters, Means "Legal Rights Org."?

Four Letters, Means "Legal Rights Org."?

Jul 26, 2007

We're Itching For a Fight With Some Contempt

We're Itching For a Fight With Some Contempt

Jul 25, 2007

Anthony Romero, Mano-a-Mano with Stephen Colbert

Anthony Romero, Mano-a-Mano with Stephen Colbert