Quiz: State Legislation and the Part You Play | ACLU

The laws passed in your state crucially affect your civil liberties — but you can influence this legislative process at the polls.

State Legislative Sessions: How They Impact Your Rights | ACLU

Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your rights.

Despair and Resignation Are Not A Strategy: How to Fight Back In A Second Trump Term. | ACLU

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.

Challenging the Racist Death Penalty in North Carolina | ACLU

We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death penalty trials.

Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU | ACLU

We will always advocate for civil liberties — next year will be no different.

ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023 | ACLU

The ACLU spent another year fighting tirelessly for your civil liberties — and saw reasons to celebrate along the way.

2023 at the ACLU: Our Year in Stories | ACLU

This year saw more battles, advocacy, and victories than ever before — look back on them through some of our biggest blogs.

How I Fought for Trans Justice This Summer | ACLU

As a high school student in the ACLU National Advocacy Institute, I learned how to organize with and for my trans siblings.

State Supreme Courts Offer the Best Chance to Advance Rights | ACLU

Through litigation and engagement strategies, we’re turning to the states to protect our liberties where federal courts have failed.

State Supreme Courts Offer the Best Chance to Advance Rights | ACLU

Through litigation and engagement strategies, we’re turning to the states to protect our liberties where federal courts have failed.

We’re Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

The line between lynching, racial violence, and the death penalty is undeniable.

The dark truths WikiLeaks revealed w/Stefania Maurizi | The Chris Hedges Report

From backroom deals between Hillary Clinton and Goldman Sachs to US covert operations in Haiti, Tunisia, Italy and beyond, WikiLeaks revealed the dark underbelly of US power. Author and journalist Stefania Maurizi joins The Chris Hedges Report to...

The Death Penalty Doesn’t Reflect Our National Values. Why is the Biden Administration Still Pursuing It? | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

The trial of Sayfullo Saipov provides a test case for whether Biden will keep his promise to end the death penalty.

To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.

Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.

Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

While a memo from DHS Secretary Mayorkas is in legal limbo, the administration should still take action to protect immigrant communities.

Here’s What You Need to Know About the House Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

While the bipartisan support for the bill is important, in practice, the bill is quite limited.

Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

Community members, policymakers, and political leaders can make better decisions about new technology by asking these questions.

Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

The safety and dignity of home health aides is inextricably linked with the safety and dignity of those they care for.