News & Commentary
Dec 02, 2021
Three Reasons Why Congress Must Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now
Workers still are routinely denied the temporary job changes they need to have healthy pregnancies — but a bipartisan bill is poised to provide millions of workers with these protections.
Dec 02, 2021
Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins
This year, as redistricting starts across the country, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered.
Nov 24, 2021
The True Measure of Justice for Ahmaud Arbery Goes Beyond the Courtroom
Measuring progress solely by the outcome of trials risks both ignoring the importance of greater systemic change and compromising fairness in the criminal legal system.
Nov 19, 2021
School is For Learning – Including Learning About Race and Gender
A student and two teachers in Oklahoma share how a new censorship bill has curtailed important discussions about race and gender in the classroom.
Nov 19, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable
The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer.
Nov 18, 2021
We Must Get Racism Out of Automated Decision-Making
Artificial Intelligence systems are developed in ways that don't adequately take into account existing racism, sexism and other inequities. This results in invisible, but very real discrimination.
Nov 09, 2021
Stop-and-Fingerprint Can’t Become the Next Stop-and-Frisk
The Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments in an ACLU appeal challenging unconstitutional fingerprinting by police on the street.
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