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American Civil Liberties Union Defend the rights of all people nationwide Abortion care, trans people’s right to live freely, people’s right to vote - our freedoms are at stake and we need you with us. Donate today and fuel our fight back in courts, statehouses, and nationwide. Donate Now Keep up with the latest An Open Letter on Student Protests An Open Letter on Student Protests As student protests continue on campuses around the country, we urge university presidents to protect academic freedom and free speech. Read Our Letter Unhoused Residents’ Rights Hang In The Balance Unhoused Residents’ Rights Hang In The Balance SCOTUS case Grants Pass v. Johnson considers whether individuals can constitutionally be punished for sleeping in public. Learn More This SCOTUS Case Threatens Emergency Abortion Care This SCOTUS Case Threatens Emergency Abortion Care The consequential case will determine the fate of pregnant people’s federal right to emergency care. What to Know Our Comic Takes on Classroom Censorship Our Comic Takes on Classroom Censorship Our newest comic encourages critical conversations around race and history. Explore The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees. Issues Learn about what’s happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do. Capital Punishment Civil Liberties Criminal Law Reform Disability Rights Free Speech HIV Human Rights Immigrants’ Rights Juvenile Justice LGBTQ Rights National Security Prisoners’ Rights Privacy & Technology Racial Justice Religious Liberty Reproductive Freedom Smart Justice Voting Rights Women’s Rights Systemic Equality Systemic Equality Since our nation’s founding, discriminatory policies and laws have created an unequal system in which Black communities have had their civil rights and liberties denied and have been systemically locked out of opportunities in education, housing, employment, and more. Through our Systemic Equality agenda, we will use nationwide litigation, advocacy, and public education to advance laws and policies rooted in racial equity and end discriminatory policies, laws, and practices that have an outsized impact on Black communities. Help us in our fight to ensure all people have equal access to housing, voting rights, education, and more by learning more , pledging your support, or donating . When we have full and equal access to education, jobs, housing, voting rights and more, better futures are possible. News and Commentary News & Commentary Immigrants’ Rights A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory Detention A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory Detention Nyynkpao Banyee arrived in the U.S. as a child refugee from Côte D’Ivoire in 2004. Despite his deep roots in the U.S., he is facing mandatory immigration detention and possible deportation from his family and the only home he has known. Prisoners’ Rights The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother This Mother’s Day, let’s not forget incarcerated women, and let’s get them home to their families. Criminal Law Reform In Austin, a Lawyer is a Luxury In Austin, a Lawyer is a Luxury The ACLU demands counsel at first appearance in a new lawsuit. A report, based on hundreds of bail hearings in Travis County, Texas, highlights why legal representation is crucial. In the Courts For more than one hundred years, ACLU lawyers have been at the center of one history-making court case after another, participating in more Supreme Court cases than any other private organization. With attorneys nationwide, we handle thousands of cases each year on behalf of clients whose rights have been violated. Fighting for Trans Rights Four families of transgender youth and two doctors have challenged an Arkansas law that would prohibit healthcare professionals from providing or even referring transgender young people for medically necessary health care. Fighting for Trans Rights all court cases Fighting Trump During the Trump administration, we filed over 246 lawsuits . Fighting Back Against Voter Suppression in Georgia Following record turnout in recent elections, Georgia legislators passed a voter suppression law designed to make it harder for voters, especially voters of color, to cast a ballot. We’re suing. Defending Student Free Speech Brandi Levy was just blowing off steam off campus when she posted an expletive message on Snapchat critical of her school and cheer team. She was suspended from her cheer team, but alongside the ACLU she sued to defend student free speech. We took the case all the way to the Supreme Court – and won. Protecting Abortion Access in Florida On behalf of several abortion providers, we are fighting against Florida’s senseless and harmful law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and threatens to imprison doctors who provide care beyond that point. our history 1920 In its first year, the ACLU challenged the Palmer Raids, protecting immigrants and trade union members. 1942 The ACLU stood almost alone in denouncing the federal government’s internment of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps. 1967 The ACLU represented an interracial couple in the landmark Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia. The court ruled that state bans on interracial marriage were unconstitutional. 1978 The ACLU took a controversial stand for free speech by defending a Nazi group that wanted to march through the Chicago suburb of Skokie—where many Holocaust survivors lived. 2015 The ACLU won a landmark Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, affirming the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry. 2018 In a victory for privacy, the Supreme Court ruled in an ACLU case, Carpenter v. United States, that people’s sensitive cell phone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment, requiring the government get a warrant to access it. today We have over 1,700 staffers in every state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico fighting for people’s constitutional rights. In the Courts For more than one hundred years, ACLU lawyers have been at the center of one history-making court case after another, participating in more Supreme Court cases than any other private organization. With attorneys nationwide, we handle thousands of cases each year on behalf of clients whose rights have been violated. Fighting for Trans Rights Four families of transgender youth and two doctors have challenged an Arkansas law that would prohibit healthcare professionals from providing or even referring transgender young people for medically necessary health care. Fighting for Trans Rights all court cases Fighting Trump During the Trump administration, we filed over 246 lawsuits . Fighting Back Against Voter Suppression in Georgia Following record turnout in recent elections, Georgia legislators passed a voter suppression law designed to make it harder for voters, especially voters of color, to cast a ballot. We’re suing. Defending Student Free Speech Brandi Levy was just blowing off steam off campus when she posted an expletive message on Snapchat critical of her school and cheer team. She was suspended from her cheer team, but alongside the ACLU she sued to defend student free speech. We took the case all the way to the Supreme Court – and won. Protecting Abortion Access in Florida On behalf of several abortion providers, we are fighting against Florida’s senseless and harmful law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and threatens to imprison doctors who provide care beyond that point. our history 1920 In its first year, the ACLU challenged the Palmer Raids, protecting immigrants and trade union members. 1942 The ACLU stood almost alone in denouncing the federal government’s internment of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps....