Our State is Stronger Than One Administration

Are you with us for the fight ahead?

By Libby Skarin

We the people

How the ACLU Will Fight Four More Years of Trump

During the first Donald Trump administration, the ACLU fought his unlawful policies more than 400 times. We’re even more prepared now.

Donald Trump graphic

Why Counting the Vote Can, and Should, Take Time

On Election Night, standard procedure and state-based policies mean elections officials may still be counting ballots after Election Day. This is normal.

A woman with a surgical mask opening absentee ballots.

We're Fighting for our Freedoms -- No Matter Who is President

How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.

Freedom signs and American flags

Anti-Immigrant Extremists Want to Use this 226-Year-Old Law to Implement a Mass Deportation Program

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens, and now Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the law to target immigrant communities

Migrants being deported.

DHS Focus on "Soft Targets" Risks Out-of-Control Surveillance

AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.

Pedestrians walking through Times Square.

State Legislatures Need to Block Creation of Nightmarish National Identity System

The ACLU has issued legislative recommendations on protecting privacy and accessibility when creating digital IDs.

A hand (within a car) holding a cellphone displaying a digital drivers license.

We the People: Em Powers

What does the next generation of social advocates look like? Meet Em Powers, the ACLU of South Dakota's digital communications intern.

Em Powers

Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate

Ahead of the election, we examined how political ads and news media stories depict the immigration debate as more negative than it may be.

Anti-demonization of immigrants demonstrators hold signs that reads 'NO ONE CHOOSES TO BE A REFUGEE' 'STOP DEMONIZING HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS' 'ACCUSING IMMIGRANTS OF EATING PETS IS AN OLD RACIST LIE.