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ACLU 2024 Annual Report

The ACLU鈥檚 2024 annual report highlights how the organization worked around the clock this year to safeguard voting rights ahead of the November elections, protect bodily autonomy, defend free speech, and much more. Alongside breakdowns of the ACLU鈥檚 key wins and efforts throughout 2024, the report tells the stories of ACLU activists, advocates, and clients who are on the front lines of this fight.

 

 

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Scorecard for State Supreme Court Transparency

Issue Areas: Civil Liberties
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ACLU Digital ID State Legislative Recommendations

Around the country, state legislatures are embracing digital driver licenses 鈥� a nightmarish new electronic national identification system that has the potential to track everybody both online and off. In his new report, ACLU鈥檚 Jay Stanley lays out the risks of implementing digital IDs without safeguards and the need for state legislatures to pass legislation that protects our rights before going all in on digital IDs. He also provides guidance on what these laws should include.

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
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Trapped in Texas: How Federal 鈥� and Now State 鈥� Immigration Enforcement Traps People Trying to Escape Texas鈥� Abortion Ban

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas鈥� report, Trapped in Texas: How Federal 鈥� and Now State 鈥� Immigration Enforcement Traps People Trying to Escape Texas鈥� Abortion Ban, explores how immigration enforcement severely limits undocumented people鈥檚 access to abortions. Because of the state's extreme abortion ban, Texans in need of abortion care are forced to travel hundreds of miles to the nearest clinic. But on top of distance, time, and expense required, noncitizens and those in mixed-status families in south Texas face an additional obstacle to travel 鈥� federal immigration checkpoints and with them, the risk of arrest, detention, and deportation.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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The Trump Memos Compilation

The ACLU's Roadmap for Protecting Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Under a Trump Administration.

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The Harris Memos Compilation

The ACLU's Roadmap for Protecting Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Under a Harris Administration.

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ACLU Magazine

Published twice a year, ACLU Magazine shares updates on the ACLU's critical litigation and advocacy work across the country and tells the stories of the activists, attorneys, and clients at the heart of each case and campaign. To receive ACLU Magazine by mail, become a monthly donor today.

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ACLU STAND Magazine Summer 2018 Issue

STAND magazine is a biannual publication for ACLU members and supporters. The summer 2018 issue includes a cover story on the activists powering the ACLU鈥檚 grassroots advocacy platform, People Power, as well as a feature on the ACLU鈥檚 fight for Jane Doe, a young, immigrant woman who faced a battle with the government over ending an unwanted pregnancy. The magazine also features a story about the ACLU鈥檚 work on the 2018 midterm elections; a special report on the power of district attorneys; a Q&A with trans youth activist James van Kuilenberg; and an opinion piece by ACLU attorney Nathan Freed Wessler, who recently won a critical digital privacy case at the Supreme Court.
ACLU Stand Magazine Winter 2018

ACLU STAND Magazine Winter 2018 Issue

ACLU members and supporters receive STAND magazine, a biannual publication dedicated to covering civil liberties issues and those who defend them. STAND鈥檚 winter 2018 issue includes a cover story on families impacted by the Trump administration鈥檚 assault on individual rights as well as features on voter suppression and the ACLU of Texas鈥� efforts to defend immigrants and vulnerable communities. This issue also includes a conversation between partners in the resistance, Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and Anthony Romero of the ACLU; opinion pieces by Hasan Minhaj and Kamau Bell; and a special report on the ACLU鈥檚 Campaign for Smart Justice. To download a more print-friendly spreads layout, click here.
Stand Magazine - Summer 2017 issue

ACLU STAND Magazine Summer 2017 Issue

STAND magazine is a publication for members and supporters of the ACLU. The Summer 2017 issue includes a cover story about the ACLU鈥檚 surge in membership since the election and profiles some of our newest members and what motivates them to stay involved. The issue also includes feature stories about the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement, 21st century surveillance methods, a Q&A with Eleanor Holmes Norton, and a special Trump Resistance Report.