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.

Wi-Fi is Another Way We Can Be Tracked 24/7

Courts should require a search warrant to ensure that police do not abuse this power.

A man holding iPhone with navigation map app open on screen.

True Justice for Breonna Taylor Won’t Come From Criminal Charges Alone

People are rightfully losing faith in the law’s ability to deliver justice. Here’s what prosecutors could do to fix that.

People gather in Jefferson Square in Louisville, awaiting word on charges against police officers in the death of Breonna Taylor.

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Her Start at the ACLU

Before she became a Supreme Court Justice, Ruth was a mother, a law professor, and the founder of the ACLU's Women's Rights Project.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg standing in an office, 1977

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: A Cautionary Tale About Bail “Reform” in Georgia

In Georgia, the disconnect between the law and practice in the context of bail reform is laid bare by a new study.

Photo of a bail bonds shop at night.

Facebook’s Discrimination Against the LGBT Community

The company rejected an ad of a same-sex couple, but took no issue with a similar ad of a heterosexual couple.

A same-sex relationship runs ad on Facebook of two women leaning foreheads against each other, and finds that the ad is removed by the social media platform.

When Will DeSantis Listen to His Own Voters on Ex-Felons’ Voting Rights?

At a time of bitter, partisan division, a supermajority of ordinary Democrats and Republicans joined forces to pass the most significant expansion of voting rights since 1965.

Ron DeSantis.

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System

Immigrants are routinely abused, silenced, traumatized, and even killed by the U.S. immigration detention system. It has to stop.

A detainee sits on a bunk in a women's area at an immigration detention center.

For Justice Ginsburg, Abortion Was About Equality

With Justice Ginsburg’s death, the fight to protect reproductive freedom is more urgent than ever, as is the need not to settle for what we have now. But she taught us how to carry on from here.

Pro-abortion activist holds ACLU placard that reads "Abortion is healthcare. Abortion is a right." during a rally at the Supreme Court