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A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law

January 22 is Trans Prisoner Day of Solidarity and Action, and there has never been a more important time to commemorate it.

I’ve known Cecile for years through our work in the reproductive rights space. Today, I remember my friend as a fierce and loving advocate for change.

Our civil liberties and civil rights are on the line. The ACLU’s guide helps to connect you with ways to advocate for our freedoms.

At 13, Maribel Hernández Rivera thought that no one cared about her struggles as an undocumented person living in the U.S. Today, as an advocate for immigrants’ rights, she’s showing communities across the country that someone out there does care.

Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected.

In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court will hear arguments about whether a law that requires age-verification before accessing sexual speech online is constitutional. We are in court to protect free speech on and offline.

For many people seeking safety, the journey to winning asylum in the U.S. is long. The ACLU goes behind the scenes of our new series, Letters to America, to reflect on what daily life looks like for individuals building a new home in the States.

As the nation prepares for a second Trump presidency, the ACLU has never been more focused on how to preserve and expand our most vital civil liberties and civil rights.