News & Commentary
Nov 22, 2016
Standing Rock Updates
An update about ACLU work in Standing Rock and what you can do to help the water protectors.
Nov 07, 2016
The ACLU Is on the Ground in Five States - Including Wyoming - Protecting Americans’ Right to Vote This Election Day
Tomorrow the U.S. will hold the first presidential election since 1965 without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act.
Nov 04, 2016
ACLU Urges Justice Department To Investigate Militarized Response at Standing Rock Protest
ACLU and Leadership Conference call for an end to law enforcement response to peaceful protesters with weapons of war.
Nov 01, 2016
Your vote matters. We’ll help make sure your vote counts.
In a state where every vote counts, we feel it is imperative that no citizen be blocked from voting on Election Day because of an unconfirmed suspicion of their citizenship status.
Oct 28, 2016
ACLU of Wyoming Announces New Policy Director
The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that Sabrina King has been named Policy Director for the ACLU of Wyoming.
Oct 24, 2016
Crossing the Fossil Fuel Industry Could Now Get You Locked Up – For Decades
In the United States, people have the right to protest, and the press has the right to write about it. But over the past month, multiple journalists, documentary filmmakers, and activists have been arrested in three different states for engaging in and reporting on protests against fossil fuel infrastructure projects.
Oct 10, 2016
The Surveillance State Descends on the Dakota Access Pipeline Spirit Camp
Our country has a long way to go in our relations with indigenous nations. We can start now in North Dakota by demilitarizing, ending the surveillance of the camp and water protectors, and starting to listen to the prayers of those who are protecting the water for us all.
Aug 04, 2016
Did the Supreme Court Really Just Issue an Emergency Order to Stop a 17-Year Old Transgender Boy From Using the Boys Bathroom at School?
The Supreme Court granted an “emergency” stay yesterday to stop Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Virginia, from using the boys’ restroom at school.
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