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Over the past century, the ACLU’s work to combat racial discrimination has grown, evolved, and deepened.

Poverty isn't a moral failing, and it shouldn't be a crime.

The U.S. government's failure to act has allowed domestic worker abuse to continue unchecked.

We are asking a court for protection from Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court.

Sen. McBride is a powerful example of how trans people are building a more inclusive public life.

In the first months of 2021, two states passed abortion bans, and several more could soon join them. But there are also more subtle and nefarious restrictions on the horizon — bills that will push abortion out of reach without explicitly banning it.

The fact that the racial and economic oppression of Black Americans are two sides of the same coin is something we too often are reminded of.

New legislation in states across the country could shield religious organizations from all civil and criminal liability.

We need a renewed commitment to democracy itself, and to the basic principle that every individual should count equally in our political processes.