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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.

Apr 20, 2023

Clemency Is One Answer to the War On Drugs

Clemency Is One Answer to the War On Drugs

Mar 23, 2023

Mandatory Reporting Is Destroying Families

Mandatory Reporting Is Destroying Families
A photo of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Mar 9, 2023

The Women Who Made ACLU History

The Women Who Made ACLU History
With helmets, gas masks and armed with shotguns, state police overlook the Attica prison yard which is filled with prisoners, face down in mud with their hands behind their heads. Other policemen are in orange ponchos are walking and searching the prisoners in Sept. 1971.

Sep 26, 2022

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People
A prisoner holding his extended and clasped hands between the bars of his cell.

Jun 2, 2022

What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?

What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?
A protest sign that reads, "I'm With Her"

Mar 17, 2022

How Women鈥檚 Rights Paved the Way for Gender Justice at the ACLU

How Women鈥檚 Rights Paved the Way for Gender Justice at the ACLU

Jan 20, 2022

Will This Be Roe鈥檚 Last Anniversary?

Will This Be Roe鈥檚 Last Anniversary?
A mother holding her infant.

Sep 29, 2021

Family Surveillance by Algorithm: The Rapidly Spreading Tools Few Have Heard Of

Family Surveillance by Algorithm: The Rapidly Spreading Tools Few Have Heard Of
Chanel Miller attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.

Mar 26, 2021

Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism

Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism

Dec 24, 2019

Across the Country Harsh Sentencing Laws are Tearing Apart Families and Communities

Across the Country Harsh Sentencing Laws are Tearing Apart Families and Communities