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Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
People in prisons and jails are uniquely vulnerable to coronavirus. Officials must act quickly to pull together a plan to ensure the safety of incarcerated people, medical staff, and correctional officers.
Will SCOTUS Protect the Right to Protest?
An officer sued DeRay Mckesson. The case, which should have been swiftly dismissed, now threatens the First Amendment rights of millions.
Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities
Two new tactics in the administration’s attack on the prerogatives of state and local governments to focus their resources on local public safety and welfare needs, rather than on federal immigration enforcement.
TRAP Laws are the Threat to Abortion Rights You Don’t Know About
TRAP laws are part of an effort to undermine access to abortion.
Can We Trust the Government to Respond to the Coronavirus in a Fair and Effective Manner?
The ACLU will be watching closely to make sure the government's response is scientifically justified and no more intrusive on civil liberties than absolutely necessary.
A Hospital Refused to Provide Medically Necessary Surgery Because I Am Transgender
Evan Minton sued Dignity Health after his medical treatment was cancelled because he is transgender. Now he has shared his story with Congress.
Defending Immigrants’ Rights and Reproductive Freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court
We will be in front of the Supreme Court to join partners in the fight for abortion rights, and to defend the rights of asylum seekers and others whose civil liberties are under attack.
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