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.

The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C..

Defending Speech We Hate

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

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.

Three police officers in uniform, with "Police" written on the back of their vests.

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.

Outside of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) located in Washington, DC

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.

A sign that reads "where there's people there's power" over a crowd of people

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.

People protesting in support of abortion rights, holding sign that reads "Keep Abortion Legal"

We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth

This is the first of several lawsuits the ACLU will be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.

Brook Dennis, a 9-year-old transgender girl in Arkansas, is seen with her parents

The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities

Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.

Gray police surveillance camera

What Insights Would RBG Offer About the Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Rights Case?

Coverage of the court’s decision to hear a major abortion-related case has merely skimmed the surface about the impact across society.

A mural of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen at the corner of First Avenue and East 11th Street in The East Village, New York, NY, November 19, 2020.