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As the United States Supreme Court stated, “Constitutional rights do not mature and come into being magically only when one attains the state-defined age of majority.” ACLU-TN works to ensure [...]
ACLU has traditionally been at the forefront of efforts to promote equality between the sexes. Long before today’s well known and well-established women's rights organizations were formed, ACLU was hard [...]
Only the government - not crime victims - may press charges and prosecute crimes. However, crime victims have a right to sue the alleged criminal in a civil action for [...]
Most military law matters are not civil liberties issues. ACLU does not generally handle cases involving military law proceedings such as court-martial. Service members charged with acts such as going [...]
ACLU has been fighting for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people since 1936, when it brought its first gay rights case. Our goal is an America where [...]
Almost 30 years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS persists. Basic misinformation—about HIV/AIDS, how it is transmitted, and what it means to live with it—is at [...]
Although many aspects of criminal law involve civil liberties issues, including the guarantee of rights to criminal suspects and the limitation of police powers provided by the Fourth, Fifth, and [...]
The rights of free speech are guaranteed to us by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by Article I, Section 19 of the Tennessee State Constitution. These [...]
ACLU-TN knows that prisoners in county jails and state prisons have great difficulty getting help. Unfortunately, our resources and staff are quite limited and we receive hundreds of valid complaints [...]
ACLU does not represent individuals who are applying for, or appealing a denial of, government benefits (Temporary Assistance to Needy Children/TANF, General Assistance/GA, Food Stamps, Medicare, TennCare, Social Security, and [...]
