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.

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".

Oct 20, 2022

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

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.

Oct 6, 2022

U.S. Military Academies Continue to Discriminate Against Parents

The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.

Oct 3, 2022

Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket

Sep 29, 2022

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

Sep 28, 2022

Friends Ask Friends to Vote

A sign reading "Register to Vote Here" next to an American flag.

Sep 20, 2022

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

A photo of Sheyann Webb with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Sep 16, 2022

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

Voting booths lined up at polling station during in a public school in Brooklyn, New York.

Sep 16, 2022

A Look at History: Civil Liberties Are on the Ballot

Sep 12, 2022

Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform

Aug 31, 2022

From High School Activist to Full-Time Advocate