It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police

Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip local police with military gear.

Police use a water cannon to drench opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a standoff in freezing temperatures on Backwater Bridge near the pipeline route on November 20, 2016. Cannon Ball, North Dakota

Police Must Not Create Digital Dossiers of Data from our Phones and Computers

Courts are starting to scrutinize free-wheeling searches of the libraries’ worth of private information stored on our electronic devices.

Hand holding smartphone

Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice

The rare conviction of a police officer may offer relief to George Floyd's family and community, but the system that permitted his murder still stands.

Demonstrators carry signs demanding justice for George Floyd.

Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice

The rare conviction of a police officer may offer relief to George Floyd's family and community, but the system that permitted his murder still stands.

Demonstrators carry signs demanding justice for George Floyd.

Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped

On At Liberty, Paige Fernandez and Somil Trivedi respond to Daunte Wright’s death.

Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.

Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans Youth

At Liberty unpacks a year in which more than 100 bills attacking trans people have been introduced across the country, and where the ACLU is focusing its firepower to protect trans youth.

A demonstrator holding a sign with the text "Stop HB1570."

Amidst a Wave of Voter Suppression Bills, Some States Expand Access to the Ballot

The ACLU is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will expand access to the ballot.

A black man filling out ballot in voting booth on Election Day.

Punished for a Snapchat: Why Schools Shouldn’t Police Students’ Speech Outside of School

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.

Snapchat stories on a smart phone.

Racial Justice and Civil Liberties: An Inseparable History at the ACLU

Over the past century, the ACLU’s work to combat racial discrimination has grown, evolved, and deepened.

Collage of images from the racial justice cases over the ACLU's history