Congress Shouldn’t Be Fenced Off to the People it Represents

The Capitol buildings and grounds are quintessential places for free speech and protest, accessible by people from all walks of life. Permanently fencing off the Capitol would inflict concrete harms to our democracy.

Black fence in front of Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Robot Police Dogs are Here. Should We be Worried?

The deployment of advanced technologies like robots often happens faster than our legal systems can adjust. We need clear policies, transparency, and democratic debate and input to ensure these technologies do not threaten civil liberties.

A semi-autonomous robot dog walking on a sidewalk.

Meet Deborah Archer, ACLU National Board President

The civil rights lawyer, scholar, and teacher is the first Black person to lead the organization's board.

Image of the new ACLU President Deborah Archer

To Combat Inequitable Vaccine Access, Look to the Numbers

Social vulnerability data is key to intentionally increasing vaccine access to those who need it most.

Syringes loaded with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine spread on a clinic table

Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South

The political strategist joined our podcast to discuss her decades of experience mobilizing voters and fighting against discriminatory voting restrictions.

LaTosha Brown.

The Coordinated Attack on Trans Student Athletes

Opponents of trans rights have moved from attacking trans students in restrooms to attackingtrans students in sports.

Protestors with signs advocating for the rights of trans youth.

The Time Is Now: Congress Must Pass Citizenship Legislation

Americans delivered a mandate to Congress and President Biden: fix our broken immigration system.

Candidates for American citizenship recite the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony.

President Biden: Stop Funding the Policing of Our Students

To advance racial equity and disability justice, Biden must end federal funding of police in schools.

Protesters demanding removing police officers from schools on steps of Department of Education know as Tweed Courthouse in New York on June 25, 2020.

Breaking Down Systemic Racism Through Collective Action in the South

As part of our Systemic Equality campaign, over the next two years the ACLU will be investing directly in Southern states and our Southern affiliates to further our commitment to racial justice work.

ACLU legal observers sit by a "Vote Here" sign outside a polling place in Georgia on Election Day.