First They Came for the Books

An illustration of books bans and censorship throughout history.

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Banning Books Closes Minds

Leave public education as it should be: a force for good in society.

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10 Books Politicians Don’t Want You to Read

Read about some of the books that have most recently been banned or challenged for removal across public schools and libraries in our ‘ACLU Banned Book Club Reading List.'

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Is the Government Tracking Your Social Media Activity?

Suspicionless monitoring of social media accounts chills speech and threatens our right to live without fear of constant government scrutiny.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Finale Highlights ACLU’s Defense of Trans Rights

The ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund aims to educate and activate supporters and push back against restrictive anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Drag queen Sasha Colby.

We're Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases

Death qualification goes hand in hand with mass incarceration and the racial bias embedded in our criminal legal system.

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: How We Got Here

Forty-five years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the PWFA is a long overdue corrective for pregnant workers.

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Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You

Whether for AI training purposes or simple voyeurism, this abuse of privacy is shocking but unsurprising.

A Tesla camera that is built into the car.

Abortion is Our Right, and We Won’t Be Silenced

Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.

A protestor holding a sign with an ACLU logo that says Our Voice is Our Power.