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Mar 19, 2024

State Legislative Sessions: How They Impact Your Rights

Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your rights.
Many state legislative sessions are underway right now — learn more about this crucial political process and how it can bolster or reduce your rights.
Individuals in a group holding ACLU-branded signs saying "We the People," and "You Can't Legislate Away Our Existence."
Individuals in a group holding ACLU-branded signs saying "We the People," and "You Can't Legislate Away Our Existence."
Mar 11, 2024

How to Protect Consumer Privacy and Free Speech

Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.
Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.
A gavel on a laptop.
A gavel on a laptop.
Jan 17, 2024

Unaccountable Police Units Are Wrong for Safety

Specialized units give police too much power, leading to abuse and violence. If we want to keep people safe from both crime and police violence, we need to build something better.
Specialized units give police too much power, leading to abuse and violence. If we want to keep people safe from both crime and police violence, we need to build something better.
Special police unit at a stadium event.
Special police unit at a stadium event.
Jan 4, 2024

Some Steps to Defend Against Online Doxxing and Harassment

Digital attacks are on the rise ­— but you can help defend your community.
Digital attacks are on the rise ­— but you can help defend your community.
A lock and key on top of a computer keyboard.
A lock and key on top of a computer keyboard.
Jan 2, 2024

Another Year of America's Failed Experiment: The Death Penalty in 2023

The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.
Man protesting against the death penalty in fron of the U.S. Justice Dept wearing a red shirt with a black stop sign reading "STOP EXECUTIONS NOW" in white letters.
Man protesting against the death penalty in fron of the U.S. Justice Dept wearing a red shirt with a black stop sign reading "STOP EXECUTIONS NOW" in white letters.
Oct 30, 2023

Why Access to Voting is Key to Systemic Equality

Here’s how systemic barriers and discrimination continue to impact access to voting today, and why we’re fighting to ensure all people have equal access to voting.
Here’s how systemic barriers and discrimination continue to impact access to voting today, and why we’re fighting to ensure all people have equal access to voting.
A profile view of a woman in a voting booth.
A profile view of a woman in a voting booth.