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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
A cell door in a prison being locked by a gloved officer.

May 9, 2024

In Austin, a Lawyer is a Luxury

In Austin, a Lawyer is a Luxury
Male prisoner attached to an Electronic Monitoring (EM) ankle monitor

Jun 25, 2021

Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19

Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19
A incarcerated woman standing behind bars.

May 19, 2020

When a Two-Year Sentence Becomes a Death Sentence

When a Two-Year Sentence Becomes a Death Sentence
Alamance Colunty courthouse

Nov 15, 2019

The Size of Your Wallet Should Never Determine Your Freedom

The Size of Your Wallet Should Never Determine Your Freedom
Public defender meeting with jailed client

May 16, 2019

Our Government Has Failed to Defend the Sixth Amendment

Our Government Has Failed to Defend the Sixth Amendment
Blind justice in an empty courthouse

Oct 12, 2017

Think You Have a Constitutional Right to an Attorney? Not in Many South Carolina Courts

Think You Have a Constitutional Right to an Attorney? Not in Many South Carolina Courts
Automobile Assembly LIne

Jan 25, 2016

We Accept Assembly-Line Justice for the Poor. But We Shouldn鈥檛.

We Accept Assembly-Line Justice for the Poor. But We Shouldn鈥檛.
Man with hands handcuffed behind his back

Nov 24, 2015

In the OC, Suspects Don鈥檛 Get an Attorney: They Get an Informant

In the OC, Suspects Don鈥檛 Get an Attorney: They Get an Informant