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One Year Later, Hope for Humanity in Arizona Prisons
A year after being ordered to address negligent and abusive conditions, there are glimmers of change in Arizona prisons. But the work continues.
By Maria Morris
One Year Later, Hope for Humanity in Arizona PrisonsPodcast
SCOTUS Will Decide If Homelessness Can be Punished
On April 22, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant court case about the rights of people experiencing homelessness in decades. At its core, Grants...
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Despair and Resignation Are Not A Strategy: How to Fight Back In A Second Trump Term.
No matter who wins in November, the ACLU has the battle-tested playbook to defend civil rights and liberties. Should we face a second Trump administration, we’re ready.
By Anthony D. Romero
Despair and Resignation Are Not A Strategy: How to Fight Back In A Second Trump Term.Fighting Back Against Discriminatory Laws That Impact People Living with HIV
The ACLU is challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes HIV status. This law unfairly prevents people from securing employment and housing.
By Michelle Anderson
Fighting Back Against Discriminatory Laws That Impact People Living with HIVHow to Protect Consumer Privacy and Free Speech
Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.
By Elizabeth Gyori, Jacob Snow, Vera Eidelman
How to Protect Consumer Privacy and Free SpeechPodcast
SCOTUS Will Decide If Homelessness Can be Punished
On April 22, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant court case about the rights of people experiencing homelessness in decades. At its core, Grants...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated
Independent reviewers of new surveillance technology play a crucial role in safeguarding our right to privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Independent reviewers of new surveillance technology play a crucial role in safeguarding our right to privacy.
By Jay Stanley
New York's Coercion of Private Companies to Blacklist the NRA Has a Long and Dark History
The Supreme Court could create a loophole in the First Amendment’s protections from government censorship.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman
The Supreme Court could create a loophole in the First Amendment’s protections from government censorship.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman
4 Ways the ACLU Continues to Fight for Gender Equality
For over 50 years, the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project has been at the forefront of the fight for gender justice.
By Dina Gelsey, Ming-Qi Chu
For over 50 years, the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project has been at the forefront of the fight for gender justice.
By Dina Gelsey, Ming-Qi Chu
President Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service
Three years after President Biden ordered federal agencies to end prison profiteering, the Marshals Service continues to sidestep the ban.
By Kyle Virgien, Nina Patel
Three years after President Biden ordered federal agencies to end prison profiteering, the Marshals Service continues to sidestep the ban.
By Kyle Virgien, Nina Patel
A Teenager’s Fight Against Idaho’s Harmful Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
Transgender youth shouldn’t have to navigate court battles for their right to medical care.
By Anonymous
Transgender youth shouldn’t have to navigate court battles for their right to medical care.
By Anonymous
In Alabama, Embryos Are People and It Won't Stop There
On February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law, meaning the embryo has rights consistent with a...
On February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law, meaning the embryo has rights consistent with a...
Challenging the Racist Death Penalty in North Carolina
We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death penalty trials.
By Cassandra Stubbs, Megan Byrne, Henderson Hill
We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death penalty trials.
By Cassandra Stubbs, Megan Byrne, Henderson Hill
This Case Could Upend the Death Penalty In North Carolina
On August 10th, 2009, the North Carolina legislature passed the Racial Justice Act, or RJA. A first of its kind law that allows people on death row...
On August 10th, 2009, the North Carolina legislature passed the Racial Justice Act, or RJA. A first of its kind law that allows people on death row...
A Plan to Block Trans Health Care in Ohio Was Stopped — But the Fight Isn’t Over
Gender-affirming care saved Emma's life, and while she and others in her community will continue to have access to health care in their home state,...
By Emma M., Hanna Stolzer
Gender-affirming care saved Emma's life, and while she and others in her community will continue to have access to health care in their home state,...
By Emma M., Hanna Stolzer
3 States, 3 Plaintiffs, and the Fight for Fair District Maps
Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has been integral to protecting people of color at the polls. But in recent decades, the strength of the...
Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has been integral to protecting people of color at the polls. But in recent decades, the strength of the...