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ACLU @aclu.org · 3h
NEW: Today, Florida Governor DeSantis and other state officials voted to designate two leading Muslim civil rights nonprofits as “domestic terrorist organizations.” The state's actions are baseless and unconstitutional.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 4h
NEW: We filed an amicus brief in support of a mother whose parental rights were terminated by the juvenile court despite the court finding that her relationship with her children did not pose a risk of harm to them.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 5h
The Trump administration is not above the law.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 6h
The ACLU Voter Education Fund and ACLU of Montana today are launching a campaign to educate and engage Montana voters in the upcoming November election.
Blue graphic with text "Montana let's vote our values all the way down the ballot" With an outline of the state of Montana above the text, and an ACLU logo below.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11h
We're in court today challenging the anti-trans Kansas law that bans trans people from bathrooms that align with their gender on government property, invalidates driver's licenses with updated gender markers, and lets people sue anyone they suspect of violating the law for damages up to $1,000.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 12h
We’re back in federal appeals court today demanding accountability for over 100 Venezuelan men who were sent away to CECOT in March 2025. A federal judge’s inquiry must continue into Trump administration officials who willfully violated a court order blocking the men’s removal flights.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/09/2026
What do we mean when we say “free and fair elections”? Learn more about why our voting rights are critical to our democracy, and how you can defend those rights during the midterms, at youtu.be/tIiZels1fYs
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ACLU @aclu.org · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: We're suing President Trump over his latest executive order targeting birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court made it crystal clear earlier this year: Birthright citizenship is the law of the land. Period.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: A court ruled that the federal agencies running parole and supervised release in Washington, DC broke federal disability law. The agencies ignore the needs of people with disabilities, putting them at constant risk of sanctions, including incarceration.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow essential health care to be withheld from transgender people in federal prisons. Denying medically-necessary care to any incarcerated person is cruel and unusual punishment — period.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on September 30. Christa has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement after committing her crime as an 18-year-old girl with severe, untreated mental illness stemming from childhood abuse. Tell Governor Lee to stop her execution now.
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Petition | Christa Pike
Sign the petition to support Christa Pike's clemency campaign in Tennessee.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
The conditions in President Trump and Stephen Miller’s detention facilities remain inhumane. Demand immediate action from our elected leaders to prevent further loss of life at aclu.org/stop-ice_killings
"1 person died in ICE detention every 10 days from January 2025 through August 2026. Source: NPR." Image of a barbed wire fence against the sky. ACLU logo.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
Automatic license plate reader technology has no place in our neighborhoods. Join this month’s action call on Tuesday, September 29 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to discuss the dangers of surveillance technology and how you can take action in your community to fight against this tech.
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ACLU People Power September Action Call: Get the Flock Out
I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
Meet the hosts of our newest podcast, Let the Record Show! Each episode, Shereen Marisol Meraji and @iammrbeat.bsky.social join us to dive into the ACLU’s long history of going toe-to-toe with the American government.
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ACLU Launches New Podcast ‘Let the Record Show’
"Let the Record Show" covers historical Supreme Court cases.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026
ICE's out-of-control actions are bad for workers and for the economy. Ranchers' groups in 3 states said: "We urge federal officials to conduct enforcement actions in a lawful, orderly, and transparent manner; respect due process; and communicate clearly with affected employers and communities."
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Cattle groups call out ICE operations for workforce disruptions
The beef industry has been under pressure recently from market disruptions, record high beef prices and small herd sizes. The groups say the ICE operations are another challenge for the industry.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026
Every eligible voter has the right to vote without intimidation. Learn more about the work we’re doing to safeguard the right to vote this election season.
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Defending Our Vote: The ACLU’s election safeguarding program | American Civil Liberties Union
Across the country, we’re already organizing and mobilizing with our neighbors as part of our largest ever election safeguarding initiative, investing more than $24.5 million to protect our right to v...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026
Banning Flock and other surveillance companies from tracking our every move isn't a partisan issue. Tell Congress to ban automatic license plate readers at aclu.org/get-flock_out
Two-panel graphic featuring photos of Chad Marlow testifying before Congress with subtitles reading "More than 200 municipalities have terminated their relationships with Flock and other ALPR companies. The question is: Will their Congress join them? The time has come for Congress to prohibit any law enforcement entity who receives federal funding from using ALPRs — without exception."
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026
If Tennessee executes Christa Pike next week, she'd be the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years — for a crime she committed when she was 18 nearly three decades ago. Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.
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Tennessee Is Days Away From Executing a Sexual Assault Victim
Christa Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 25/09/2026
These men have a right to a hearing, like everyone in the United States. We're in federal court today and next week demanding a course correction for the sake of all of our civil liberties.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ACLU atty Lee Gelernt warns: “The government is asking the court to bless a rule that would allow them to whisk people away without any due process to a foreign prison and then claim there’s no remedy whatsoever once they succeeded in removing the individuals. That is a recipe for lawless society.”
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ACLU @aclu.org · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: We filed a lawsuit seeking information about ICE's use of the WRAP, a full-body restraint used during deportation flights. We're demanding records describing how ICE is using this dangerous device and how the WRAP has harmed individuals.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 25/09/2026
We’re in federal court today to defend over 100 Venezuelan men who the Trump administration deported to a a torture prison in El Salvador last year. Multiple courts have found their removal under the wartime Alien Enemies Act was illegal — these men deserve to finally have their day in court.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
No amount of regulation will keep our privacy safe from automatic license plate readers. Congress must ban them — full stop.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
Last Sunday, ICE shot another person and refused to give them necessary medical attention, and immediately moved them to a detention facility hundreds of miles away.
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Quick hospital release of Venezuelan shot by ICE raises questions
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was discharged after four hours into ICE custody and taken 135 miles to an immigration detention center.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Texas' highest criminal court upheld Crystal Mason's acquittal, which should put an end to her nearly decade-long wrongful prosecution over a provisional ballot she cast, unaware that the state considered her ineligible to vote.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
When asked by Senators to testify on automatic license plate readers and mass surveillance, we showed up. The CEOs of Flock, Axon, Motorola, Verkanda, and other surveillance tech companies didn't.
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Senators try to ‘get to the bottom of’ AI-powered surveillance networks amid Flock concerns
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing examined the privacy implications of widespread AI-powered surveillance technology following testimony regarding false identifications and the absence of federal regulation.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
Last March, the Trump administration ignored a judge's order. What comes next could impact our fundamental freedoms for generations. Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and @iammrbeat.bsky.social break down our fight to preserve due process on the first episode of our new podcast, Let the Record Show.
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How President Trump Attempted to Ignore a Court Order | ACLU
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: A judge ruled that ICE must improve the inhumane conditions at the immigration detention center at 26 Federal Plaza. This is good news. Our fight isn't over until every abusive detention facility is shut down for good.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
ICYMI: We‘ve been busy. So far this week, we: ✔ Testified in Congress against Flock surveillance ✔ Challenged an Arkansas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools ✔ Took Memphis Safe Task Force to court for illegally retaliating against our clients
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
Tennessee plans to execute Christa Pike next week. She was the youngest woman sentenced to death in the modern era of the death penalty and would be the first woman executed in the state in 200+ years. Tennessee already botched one execution this year. Tell Governor Lee to stop Christa's execution.
mercyforchrista.org
Petition | Christa Pike
Sign the petition to support Christa Pike's clemency campaign in Tennessee.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026
Dolores Huerta is one of the most influential labor leaders of the 20th century. Dolores witnessed firsthand how many farm workers in her community suffered from low wages and poor working conditions. As co-founder of United Farm Workers, she organized hugely impactful walkouts and boycotts.
Photo of Dolores Huerta wearing an Aztec headdress, with the words "Latine Heritage Month" above her. Below her it says "Photography Credit: Tom Hilton. Wiki Commons." A quote reads: 'I say that now we see a lot of hateful rhetoric against Mexicans and the Latino community, but we have a very powerful weapon. And that is our vote.'
– Dolores Huerta
Labor organizer, feminist activist." ACLU logo. Vibrant and colorful background and border.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/09/2026
Ban Flock cameras. Ban Axon cameras. Ban Motorola cameras. Ban ALL automatic license plate readers. That was our message to the Senate today. The American people agree that it's time for Congress to take immediate action.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/09/2026
ACLU privacy expert Chad Marlow is on Capitol Hill today testifying on the dangers of Flock’s nationwide surveillance network, which is unnecessary, ineffective, and downright creepy. Flock and other automatic license plate reader companies trade our privacy for profits — Congress must ban them.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/09/2026
We’re in court today to stop the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against our clients for recording law enforcement’s actions. Agents have intimidated, harassed, and surveilled our clients, and weaponized a law requiring people to stay 25 feet away from law enforcement activity
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/09/2026
A judge told the Trump administration to turn a plane around. The administration refused and sent a group of men from Venezuela to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026
This election season, we’re working to inform Michiganders about critical elections. The ACLU and ACLU of Michigan just launched an almost $1.9 million education campaign in select state legislative races while the ACLU Voter Education Fund is spending almost $400k in the state supreme court races.
Purple graphic with a blue outline of the state of Michigan with text reading "People in Michigan have the power to protect abortion rights, voting rights, and more in November's state legislature and state supreme court elections."
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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026
The federal government is covertly deporting immigrants to third countries, in order to scare people into self deporting.
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Trump Has Deported Thousands in Third Country Removals
Through a growing number of deportation agreements, the Trump administration is sending detained individuals to countries where they have no ties.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026
Let the record show: We’re launching a new podcast! On each episode, our hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Mr. Beat discover the people, places, and narratives behind major court cases from U.S. history.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026
Taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's radical anti-immigrant agenda. Our government must prioritize investing in working families over ICE raids and more militarization of our communities.
Brown graphic reading "Instead of spending $268,999,966,016 or $2,358 per taxpayer, the U.S. could fund:..." with a list of things that could be funded instead, including school teachers, firefighters, and people on medicaid
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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026
We're in court today challenging an Arkansas law that requires public schools to display a government-selected version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library. Public schools aren't Sunday Schools.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026
Censoring medical research goes against the very mission of public health agencies and negatively impacts everyone’s health. See you in court.
Brown graphic with yellow text reading "The Trump administration is cutting research on dementia because it doesn't like 'DEI language'. We're suing." A screenshot of an email is on the graphic, sent from NIH to a researcher explaining that she must remove "DEI activity" from her grant application.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/09/2026
ICE is purposefully trying to make it harder for lawyers and loved ones to contact people held in detention, making it nearly impossible for some people to challenge their removals. ICE must let the outside world know where they are detaining people.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/09/2026
NEW: A federal court dismissed our lawsuit aimed at protecting the Title X family planning program. This opens the door for the Trump administration to severely undermine millions of people's access to affordable birth control, cancer screenings, STI tests and treatment, and other preventive care.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New: we are starting to get data showing what cops are using Axon's license plate cameras for, which are replacing Flock around the country. But we need your help: is your city using Axon? We have written the request you need to get this data yourself. Get it here: www.404media.co/is-your-city...
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Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs. Here is how you can do that too.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/09/2026
A free press is essential to a free society. Our democracy depends on it.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/09/2026
From keeping our private information safe, protecting communities from mass deportations, defending voting rights, and more, we're working around the clock and across the nation to safeguard our rights. With 165 pro-civil liberties policies passed and counting, we're not slowing down.
"Our Firewall for Freedom campaign is a push across the nation for cities and states to protect our rights from the Trump administration. So far we’ve secured: 165 total Firewall wins,  87 state legislative actions, 20 state executive actions, 52 municipal legislative actions, 6 Municipal executive action, 7 vetoes by governors of bad bills." ACLU logo. Purple tinted image of the Statue of Liberty hand and torch.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/09/2026
The Trump administration is upending the lives of tens of thousands of people every month, all in furtherance of its anti-immigrant crusade. Our elected leaders must act to stop ICE's violence in our communities.
"ICE arrests hit an all-time high in July." Chart showing ICE apprehensions over mid-2022 to 2026, with a sharp increase beginning from the start of the 2nd Trump presidency. "We need an overhaul of our immigration system — now. Source: The Deportation Data Project." ACLU logo.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/09/2026
The president does not have the authority to interfere with our elections.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/09/2026
Rubén Salazar was renowned for his hard-hitting journalism about the Mexican-American community. While reporting on 1970’s National Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War, he was killed when a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy launched a tear gas projectile into the crowd and struck him in the head.
Black and white photo of Ruben Salazar in a shirt and tie, with the words "Latine Heritage Month" above him. Below him it says "Photography Credit: Los Angeles Times." A quote reads: "'They don't want the press to rock the boat. And I think the press's obligation is to rock the boat." – Ruben Salazar. Trailblazing journalist, killed by law enforcement while covering the Chicano Moratorium." ACLU logo. Vibrant and colorful background and border.
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