At the Polls, Episode 2: How might changes to the Postal Service impact the election?

Did you know the U.S. Postal Office existed before the Declaration of Independence? The USPS’ role in this country is so essential that it was written into the Constitution. This year, it’s preparing for an unprecedented task: delivering millions of mail-in ballots for Election Day.

ACLU At the Polls.

A Letter from the People

Returning citizens’ voices should be heard, and our votes should be counted for our children’s welfare. Please do not silence us and deprive us of the right to preserve our rights and our loved ones’ rights.

By Tranassa White

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Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933–2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as the first director of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, persuaded the Supreme Court that women and men, long treated differently under the law, must be accepted as equals.

Flowers and a poster with an image of late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are placed outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC

New Data Connect the Federal Executions and a COVID-19 Outbreak in Indiana

The government’s rush to resume federal executions for the first time in 17 years during a pandemic has caused senseless risk for incarcerated people, prison staff, and everyone who lives in Terre Haute, Indiana.

A death penalty protestor carries a sign that reads "the death penalty is not justice."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Fight for Gender Equity was for All of Us

We at the ACLU will use each day to carry forward her legacy.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg during confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court, 1993

Nearly Three Million Voter Registration Applications Mailed to Low Income Voters

Medicaid, SNAP, and Low Income Energy Assistance (LIEAP) clients in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia have received voter registration applications in the mail.

Photo from above of New York State Voter registration forms

The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

Ellis Cose, Author and Journalist

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A collage of headshot of Ellis Cose and hands holding his new book, "The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech."

Why We Want to Vote By Mail

Make a plan to vote early today.

Five black and white photos of voters who want to vote by mail

Federal Judges are Failing Incarcerated People During the Pandemic

As a deadly pandemic rages on, the stakes could not be higher. We need judges who understand how lopsided and cruel our system of mass incarceration is.

A row of general population inmates, handcuffed and in orange jumpsuits, walk in a line at San Quentin State Prison.