https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/defending-veterans-rights-for-over-a-century
Nov 10, 2025 - This Veterans Day, we renew our commitment to ensuring that the rights of those who serve are honored and protected.
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https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-01-05/rose-ochi-trailblazer-civil-rights-japanese-american-causes-dies
Rose Ochi, a trailblazing Los Angeles attorney for civil rights, criminal justice reform and Japanese American causes, has died at 81.
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https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-womens-rights-victories
1971 -- The U.S. Supreme Court for the first time invalidated a state law which discriminated on the basis of sex.1973 -- The U.S. Supreme Court declared that...
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https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/07-27-21-nps-awards-15-million-to-help-preserve-african-american-civil-rights-history.htm?fbclid=IwAR1SktZV9nQb6ExAONeug81PiqzAtEFPmIrlBM0aiAeSOW3JxSkE1DRMfno
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https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/trump-administration-designates-ad-king-house-african-american-civil-rights-network
A.D. King was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement, and the youngest brother of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From 1961 to 1965, he and his family...
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https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/ban-american-indian-school-mascots-mich-dept-of-civil-rights-says/2013/02
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education about the usage of American Indian imagery in K-12 schools.
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https://www.thoughtco.com/asian-american-civil-rights-movement-history-2834596
Learn about the history of the Asian American Civil Rights Movement, including details on key events and important figures in the movement.
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https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
Oct 22, 2025 - The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place...
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https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/alcatraz-1969
Fifty years ago this month, a group of Native American activists launched a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay.
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https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2020/10/29/chief-standing-bear-a-hero-native-american-civil-rights
A new Moments in History video, in recognition of Native American Heritage Month, recounts how Chief Standing Bear persuaded a federal judge in 1879 to...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights
Jun 17, 2025 - The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person,...
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https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/how-the-impact-of-bostock-v-clayton-county-on-lgbtq-rights-continues-to-expand
Jul 17, 2023 - The effects of this landmark Supreme Court victory are amplified in states, federal agencies, and courtrooms throughout the U.S.
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https://civilrightsmuseum.org/juneteenth-and-the-unfinished-fight-for-american-freedom/
Jun 22, 2025 - National Civil Rights Museum Op-Ed Dr. Russ Wigginton, President Juneteenth—June 19, 1865—is more than a date on the calendar. It marks the moment when the...
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https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/rolls-down-like-water/
Dec 5, 2025 - Explore ‘Rolls Down Like Water’—an immersive journey through the U.S. Civil Rights Movement from Jim Crow to Black Power.
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https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/trumps-attempt-to-roll-back-key-civil-rights-enforcement-tool
Nov 13, 2025 - By rolling back “disparate impact” rules, the Trump administration threatens decades of progress against systemic discrimination in housing, jobs, and...
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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://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbtq-rights
Jun 17, 2025 - The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal...
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