At the Polls, Episode 3: The Role of the Courts in Election 2020

Election Day is fast approaching, and while we’re doing everything we can to prepare, some questions remain unanswered.

ACLU At the Polls.

A Struggle for the Liberation of Transgender People

No one is free in Florida until all trans people are free to live openly and without fear of discrimination.

By Joey Francilus

Rivera-Johnson

We Are Not Okay

The following was adapted from a message to ACLU staff from Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Amber Hikes.

Close up image of a mural of Breonna Taylor

CBP Wants to Destroy Records of Misconduct. We Can’t Let Them.

An agency plagued with chronic misconduct and impunity should not be allowed to purge files.

A CBP truck is seen through a border wall

Ten Questions College Students Should Ask About Their Schools’ COVID-19 Apps

Some COVID apps may be harmless or even helpful. But many others will create bad precedents while at best doing little to stem the spread of COVID-19.

A girl sits in a college lecture hall, wearing a mask and scrolling through phone in hand.

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

The fight for Ms. Doe’s vision of “reproductive freedom for all” is far from over, including for others trapped in immigration detention.

Abortion activists hold signs at rally that read" Keep Abortion Legal" and "Abortion Access for All."

Punished for Reporting Sexual Harassment: How One Law School Almost Got a Student Survivor Banned From the Bar

Policies and practices like GW’s serve a retaliatory function that flies in the face of the purpose of Title IX — a law meant to ensure students’ equal access to education, regardless of their sex.

A bust of George Washington at a gate at The George Washington University (GWU) campus in Washington, D.C.

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself

The ICE detention story reflects a long pattern in the United States of the coerced sterilization of marginalized populations, particularly of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous peoples.

A migrant detainee stands facing away from bunks.

How the ACLU is Flexing its Political Muscle in the 2020 Elections

The ACLU is a nonpartisan organization — but we never shy away from a fight when civil liberties are at stake.

Photo of multiple voting stations set up in the Kentucky Exposition Center for voters to cast their ballot.