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Jun 7, 2021

Supreme Court Ruling is a Win for Investigative Journalists and Civil Rights Researchers

This ruling is critically important to hold powerful online platforms accountable against discrimination.
This ruling is critically important to hold powerful online platforms accountable against discrimination.
The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C..
The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C..
Jun 6, 2021

Defending Speech We Hate

The record demonstrates the ACLU’s unwavering commitment to First Amendment rights for all.
The record demonstrates the ACLU’s unwavering commitment to First Amendment rights for all.
A sign reading FREE SPEECH is held aloft by person protesting immigration laws banning some Muslims at Battery Park in Manhattan in 2017 in New York City
A sign reading FREE SPEECH is held aloft by person protesting immigration laws banning some Muslims at Battery Park in Manhattan in 2017 in New York City
Jun 4, 2021

How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety

To create and foster the genuine public safety BIPOC communities are demanding, we must address the lobbying power of police.
To create and foster the genuine public safety BIPOC communities are demanding, we must address the lobbying power of police.
Three police officers in uniform, with "Police" written on the back of their vests.
Three police officers in uniform, with "Police" written on the back of their vests.
Jun 1, 2021

A New Consensus Around Transparency and National Security Surveillance

Among the intelligence community elite, there seems to be a new recognition that excessive secrecy can be costly — and not just to democracy but to national security.
Among the intelligence community elite, there seems to be a new recognition that excessive secrecy can be costly — and not just to democracy but to national security.
Outside of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) located in Washington, DC
Outside of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) located in Washington, DC
Jun 1, 2021

Protect People, Not Police Lobbyists

To create and foster the genuine public safety BIPOC communities are demanding, the ACLU is launching a campaign to expose the lobbying power of police.
To create and foster the genuine public safety BIPOC communities are demanding, the ACLU is launching a campaign to expose the lobbying power of police.
A sign that reads "where there's people there's power" over a crowd of people
A sign that reads "where there's people there's power" over a crowd of people
May 26, 2021

Abortion Access is at Stake, But We Will Do Everything We Can to Keep Our Clinic’s Doors Open

Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.
Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.
People protesting in support of abortion rights, holding sign that reads "Keep Abortion Legal"
People protesting in support of abortion rights, holding sign that reads "Keep Abortion Legal"