https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/sex-work-is-real-work-and-its-time-to-treat-it-that-way
Jul 3, 2023 - Decriminalization would allow sex workers to maintain their livelihood without fear of violence or arrest, and access health care to protect themselves.
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https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/why-the-fight-for-trans-rights-never-get-easier-or-less-vital
Oct 7, 2024 - For decades the trans community has successfully fought partisan politicians who attempt to discriminate against or endanger their lives. Today, facing new...
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https://action.aclu.org/send-message/ice-facial-recognition
ICE and Border Patrol are deploying faulty facial recognition technology to target members of our communities and violate our rights. Tell Congress: Pass the...
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https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. This news is devastating. ICE must immediately withdraw its 2,000 agents from Minnesota and...
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https://action.aclu.org/petition/md-let-every-person-who-is-incarcerated-vote?ms_aff=MD&initms_aff=MD&ms=201118_PetitionVoterDoc_&initms=201118_PetitionVoterDoc_&ms_chan=web&initms_chan=web
Please take action! Let’s imagine America in a different light. Let's create a place where the right to vote is restored for every citizen.
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https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/live-coverage-west-virginia-v-b-p-j-scotus-arguments
Jan 13, 2026 - The ACLU is at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. Follow live coverage of the fight to defend trans kids.
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/capital-punishment
Nov 6, 2025 - The Capital Punishment Project works toward the repeal of the death penalty in the United States through strategic litigation, advocacy, public education, and...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/to-protect-black-trans-lives-decriminalize-sex-work
Sep 29, 2021 - Decriminalizing sex work would help protect the lives of trans women of color, whether or not we engage in the sex trade.
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https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-maryland?ms=web__aff_md_menu_donate
Help defend and advance civil rights and civil liberties by making a tax deductible gift to the ACLU Foundation of Maryland today. Your gift supports our...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/trump-immigration-trans-rights-the-stories-that-shaped-2025
Jan 2, 2026 - This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities,...
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https://action.aclu.org/give/make-tax-deductible-gift-aclu-foundation?ms=left_nav&ms_aff=NAT&ms_chan=web&initms=left_nav&initms_aff=NAT&initms_chan=web
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https://action.aclu.org/send-message/protect-trans-care-now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
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https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/american-civil-liberties-union/
Jul 5, 2024 - The American Civil Liberties Union states as its mission the protection and preservation of First Amendment rights, equal protection under the law, and the...
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https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives?issue=free-speech
In 2023, more than 100 classroom censorship bills aimed at restricting students and teachers from discussing race, gender, or sexual orientation were...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/the-supreme-court-case-on-trans-health-care-explained
Nov 14, 2024 - The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the ACLU against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth.
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https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/mohsen-mahdawis-removal-proceedings-terminated-by-immigration-judge
The Columbia University graduate student was detained and put into deportation proceedings last year over his speech in support of Palestinian rights
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https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/our-holiday-book-guide-for-justice-minded-readers
Dec 4, 2025 - Shop ACLU staff–picked books and merch that inspire activism, defend civil liberties, and make meaningful holiday gifts for every reader.
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https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/sex-discrimination
Sep 3, 2025 - Sex discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favorably because of that person’s sex, which includes sexual orientation, gender identity or...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/in-trump-country-ballot-measures-safeguard-abortion-rights
Nov 12, 2024 - Of the 10 states with abortion rights on the ballot, seven states, including several that supported Donald Trump, voted to secure abortion access. These wins...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/discriminatory-profiling
Jun 17, 2025 - “National security” has long been used to justify the unconstitutional profiling of, and discrimination against, Muslim, Black, Brown, and other...
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https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/project2025
Jan 21, 2025 - Our democracy hangs in the balance because of initiatives like Project 2025. Read our memos outlining what each presidential candidate means for our most...
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https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-anti-voter-bills-now
The SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, and MEGA Act could keep millions of eligible U.S. citizens from being able to vote. Urge Congress to reject these bills.
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights
Jan 13, 2026 - Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right upon which all our civil liberties rest. The ACLU works to protect and expand Americansʼ...
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https://www.aclu.org/cases/league-of-women-voters-of-ohio-v-larose-2
Feb 14, 2026 - Voting-rights and civil-rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Ohio law that threatens to wrongly strip eligible citizens—particularly...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/how-online-censorship-harms-sex-workers-and-lgbtq-communities
Dec 13, 2024 - FOSTA is bad, but holding online platforms liable for crimes they know nothing about won’t solve any problems FOSTA, a law addressing sex trafficking on...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/re-entry
Jun 17, 2025 - 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...
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https://www.aclu.org/
Feb 17, 2026 - The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for...
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https://www.aclu.org/cases/united-states-v-evans
Jan 8, 2026 - Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/bail-reform
Jan 14, 2026 - Our legal system rests on two fundamental principles: innocent until proven guilty, and the right to be treated equally under the law, regardless of income....
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https://action.aclu.org/give/fight-back-against-attacks-our-civil-liberties-multistep?ms=menu_monthly&ms_aff=NAT&ms_chan=web&initms=menu_monthly&initms_aff=NAT&initms_chan=web
The ACLU is fighting every day in defense of immigrant families, access to abortion care and equal justice for all. Become a Guardian of Liberty today.
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https://action.aclu.org/petition/trans-kids-scotus-our-freedom-more-game
Politicians are targeting trans kids and their families for political points - now proposing school sports bans that would subject children to invasive sex...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/abuse-immigration-detention
Jun 17, 2025 - 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...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/womens-rights
Jun 17, 2025 - Today, gender bias continues to create huge barriers for many women. Ongoing struggles include ensuring equal economic opportunities, educational equity, and...
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https://action.aclu.org/send-message/congress-us-troops-are-not-presidents-personal-police-force
Military troops do not belong on our streets and should never be used to police civilians. The Senate must protect our freedoms and pass the Military in Law...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/abortion-is-essential-stories-of-liberation
Apr 3, 2024 - In partnership with We Testify, we are launching a storytelling series to spotlight abortion stories from five storytellers who share one thing in common: the...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/few-easy-steps-everyone-should-take-protect-their-digital
Feb 27, 2023
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https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/firewall-for-freedom
Jan 12, 2026 - States are the frontlines of our freedom — communities expect state and local officials to protect us from Trump’s assault on our rights. Donald Trump began to...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security
Jun 17, 2025 - The ACLU’s National Security Project is dedicated to ensuring that U.S. national security policies and practices are consistent with the Constitution, civil...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention
Jun 17, 2025 - 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...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/parole-and-release
Jun 17, 2025 - 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...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/new-york-state-cant-be-allowed-stifle-nras-political-speech
Feb 27, 2023
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https://www.aclu.org/cases/loe-v-kansas
Jan 29, 2026 - In May 2025, two transgender adolescents and their parents filed a challenge in Kansas state court against SB 63, a state law prohibiting access to...
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https://www.aclu.org/cases/rodriguez-et-al-v-porter-et-al
On February 10, 2026, CLRP, along with the ACLU of Idaho and Wendy J. Olson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, and partner at Stoel Rives, filed...
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https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives
The U.S. Supreme Court is increasingly not an option to protect, let alone expand, civil liberties and civil rights. Last year’s Supreme Court term was the...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/capital-punishment/hard-fought-grace-bearing-witness-to-richard-tablers-execution
Oct 10, 2025 - Marking World Day Against the Death Penalty, Claudia Van Wyk recounts witnessing Richard Tabler’s final moments and the toll of state executions.
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https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone
Sep 5, 2025 - The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/ai-is-infringing-on-your-civil-rights-heres-how-we-can-stop-that
Jan 13, 2026 - By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
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https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/through-the-lens-of-liberty-the-aclus-year-in-photos
Dec 17, 2025 - Revisit the year’s defining moments in photos, from nationwide rallies to major Supreme Court decisions.
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/religious-liberty
Jun 17, 2025 - The ACLU strives to safeguard the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty by ensuring that laws and governmental practices neither promote religion...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice/anti-colonialism
Sep 18, 2024 - The Racial Justice Program challenges laws, policies and legal precedent that discriminate against residents of the United States territories: American Samoa,...
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https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/more-than-a-game
This year, SCOTUS will determine whether states can ban transgender students from youth sports — but the ACLU and women’s sports stars are teaming up in...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/juvenile-justice
Jun 17, 2025 - Youth are still developing, so as a result society treats kids and adults differently in several contexts, such as driving and serving in the military. Yet in...
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https://www.aclu.org/podcast
A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/veterans-demand-congress-pull-troops-from-american-cities
Nov 18, 2025 - Former U.S. Army Captain and ACLU Senior Project Manager Jessica Apgar praises the more than 40 veterans demanding Congress take action against the Trump...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/ice-face-recognition
Nov 13, 2025 - ICE and CBP are smashing their way not only through car windows but also through any constraints on the use of face recognition
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https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/trumps-threat-to-invoke-the-insurrection-act-explained
Jan 30, 2026 - President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/disability-rights
Jun 17, 2025 - Striving for an America free of discrimination against people with disabilities, where they are valued, integrated members of society with full access to...
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https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/arizona-court-strikes-down-abortion-restrictions-as-unconstitutional
Court rules that multiple Arizona abortion restrictions violate 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights
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https://action.aclu.org/send-message/ice-stop-terrorizing-children
ICE is traumatizing children as young as 14 – trying to strip them of their rights while they're without attorneys or family to help them. Take action...
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