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Where Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth Stands on Civil Liberties The ACLU has more than 100 years’ experience holding power accountable. As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his cabinet picks, we analyze how his nominee for secretary of defense will impact civil liberties. By Kia Hamadanchy, Hina Shamsi
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The ACLU has more than 100 years’ experience holding power accountable. As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his cabinet picks, we analyze how his nominee for FBI director will impact civil liberties.
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Jan 2, 2025 · The ACLU has more than 100 years’ experience holding power accountable. As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his cabinet picks, we analyze how his nominee for FBI director will impact civil liberties.
ACLU Releases Roadmap to Rein in Government Surveillance …
Aug 28, 2024 · WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union released Harris on Surveillance: Protecting Individual Liberties and Rights by Constraining Executive Power today, a memo outlining steps Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris can take to rein in expansive government surveillance and protect individual rights and liberties if she is ...
How the ACLU Will Fight Four More Years of Trump
Nov 6, 2024 · The ACLU has more than 100 years’ experience holding power accountable. As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his cabinet picks, we analyze how his nominee for secretary of defense will impact civil liberties.
ACLU Responds to Election of Donald Trump - American Civil …
Nov 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), had the following reaction to The Associated Press’ call of the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump:
ACLU Urges House to Kill Bill that Could Give Trump Admin Power …
Nov 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union strongly urges the House of Representatives to vote NO on H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, which would grant Donald Trump and his handpicked secretary of the Treasury power to investigate and effectively shut down any tax-exempt organization ...
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When a roomful of civil liberties activists — led by Roger Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, and Albert DeSilver — formed the ACLU in 1920, the Supreme Court had yet to uphold a single free speech claim. Activists languished in jail for distributing anti-war literature.
Criminal Law Reform | American Civil Liberties Union
May 16, 2024 · News & Commentary about Criminal Law Reform The Criminal Law Reform Project advocates for the constitutional and civil rights of those impacted by the criminal legal system. Learn more
Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2024
In the last few years states have advanced a record number of bills that attack LGBTQ rights, especially transgender youth. The ACLU is tracking these attacks and working with our national network of affiliates to support LGBTQ people everywhere.