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Aug 30, 2021

Crucial Court Cases Are Promising Sign for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights

Trans protection ruling was just the beginning for ACLU’s civil rights plans for LGBTQ+ community

By Jay Kaplan

Trans protection ruling was just the beginning for ACLU’s civil rights plans for LGBTQ+ community

By Jay Kaplan

Aug 15, 2021

Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship

A pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants is within reach. Congress must get it done.

A girl and her father stand with some 200,000 immigrants' rights activists flood the National Mall to demand comprehensive immigration reform on March 21, 2010 in Washington DC.

Aug 6, 2021

Freedom of the Press is Under Attack

The Biden administration must commit to protect journalists, free press, and free speech.

A photojournalist is arrested by NYPD officers during an anti-Trump protest in New York City

Aug 5, 2021

Thank you Congressman Jamie Raskin and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for Asking DHS to Respond to ACLU MI's Report on Border Patrol's Discriminatory Tactics

The ACLU of Michigan applauds Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who ...

Aug 1, 2021

How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now

When used by police and immigration enforcement, biometric surveillance technology can perpetuate an already dangerous racist system.

technological scanning of an Afro-American woman's face

Jul 27, 2021

Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security

Scanning QR codes instead of ordering from a physical menu is a way for companies to insert all the machinery of the online advertising ecosystem between you and your food.

A man uses his phone to scan restaurant QR code on table