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News & Commentary. Filter by issue. Project 2025 Promises to Harm Our Communities and Turn Presidents Into Kings. We Won’t Stand for It. Anyone who cares about the people, should also care about the dire impact that the Trump-backed Project 2025 …
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Abortion - American Civil Liberties Union
Nov 9, 2023 · Approximately 25% of women will have an abortion in their lifetime. Nearly six out of every 10 women who have abortions are already mothers. Sign our pledge to commit to being a defender of abortion rights, and to take further action. Act Now.
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When a roomful of civil liberties activists — led by Roger Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, and Albert DeSilver — formed the ACLU in 1920, the Supreme Court had yet to uphold a single free speech claim. Activists languished in jail for distributing anti-war literature.
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The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
Racial Profiling - American Civil Liberties Union
Anti-immigrant rhetoric has led to a dramatic increase in hate crimes against and racial profiling of people of color. The ACLU’s work on racial profiling encompasses major initiatives in litigation, public education, and advocacy, including lobbying for passage of data collection and anti-profiling legislation and litigating on behalf of ...
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Voting Rights - American Civil Liberties Union
The fight for voting rights remains as critical as ever. Politicians across the country continue to engage in voter suppression, efforts that include additional obstacles to registration, and large-scale dilution of minority voters’ rights.
Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers | ACLU
Jun 15, 2022 · Today, more than 76 percent of incarcerated workers surveyed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics say that they are required to work or face additional punishment such as solitary confinement, denial of opportunities to reduce their sentence, and loss of family visitation.
Free Speech - American Civil Liberties Union
We have defended the speech rights of communists, Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members, accused terrorists, pornographers, anti-LGBT activists, and flag burners. That’s because the defense of freedom of speech is most necessary when the message is one most people find repulsive.