We've scored 26 victories in 20 states and Puerto Rico to safeguard the right to vote this year.
Together, these are home to more than 154 million Americans and wield 247 votes in the Electoral College.
Here's how we've prepared for the 2020 election.
We at the ACLU and our state affiliates and chapters have been working around the clock for months — and years — preparing for this election, to protect and expand your access to the ballot this election season.
We're living through a pandemic, economic crisis, fight for racial justice, and an election season.
The only thing we can be sure of this week is that this Election Day will most likely look, feel, and be different than previous years.
And that we at the ACLU are ready.
Our state offices are working with a network of election protection lawyers and volunteers on the ground to make sure every eligible American can exercise their constitutional right to vote and each and every vote is counted.
We are ready to act swiftly and use ALL of the tools and resources at our disposal to protect the vote.
If you have questions about casting your ballot or face difficulty voting, remember you have the right to vote. Help is a phone call away at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
We don't represent one party, person, or side. Our mission is to protect democracy and realize its promise for all.
This election, during a pandemic, is an all-hands-on-deck moment for our entire ACLU community.
We were created in a time of deep crisis in our nation. Time and time again, we've been called on to defend freedom in the most difficult circumstances.
For four years, more people than ever have counted on us to do everything we can to protect people's rights and our democracy.
We won't back down.
Our staff will defend our fundamental freedoms with all that it takes, for as long as it takes.
Even in the darkest periods in modern American history, we have never mourned the present.
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Tonight we filed an amicus brief with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, urging the Supreme Court to review and reverse an appeals court decision ruling that the Constitution permits police officers to suffocate and kill a shackled and handcuffed arrestee.
This is what happened to George Floyd — except the victim here — Nicholas Gilbert, was locked in a jail cell, shackled and handcuffed when officers applied asphyxiating pressure to his back until he died.
We urge the Court to adopt a clear rule that police and guards cannot use asphyxiation against fully restrained individuals who pose no threat to the officers or others.
A judge is forcing Kentucky’s Attorney General to release tapes of the grand jury proceedings in the case against Breonna Taylor’s killers — the case that resulted in zero charges related to her death. abcn.ws/2Gd5qqt
This is the right decision, and here’s why the AG should stop delaying and release the tapes. ⬇️
Grand juries are supposed to protect defendants by remaining secret until a charge is levied. They are also meant to function as a citizen check on the prosecutor.
But while grand jury secrecy can protect the rights of those charged, it can also obscure injustice.
President Trump is set to announce his nomination to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today.
Last night, our board of directors adopted a resolution urging the Senate to delay a vote on the Supreme Court nomination until after the next president is inaugurated.
This isn't about any particular nominee, but the Senate's process to assess a nominee for confirmation. Here's why.
Any Supreme Court Justice will have a lasting impact on civil rights and liberties for decades. An adequate vetting process of a nominee requires time and careful deliberation.
Under the circumstances, that cannot be accomplished before the election.
The modern system of policing is rotten to its core. Here’s how we got here. ⬇️
In the early 1700s, the Charleston slave patrol was formed — the earliest example of organized city policing in the US. It was designed to maintain control of enslaved Black people and protect the interests of white people within the white supremacist system of slavery.
In 1868, the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in the US, except as punishment for a crime. This loophole enabled police to arrest Black people in order to “lease” them to white business owners, who used their forced labor in convict leasing arrangements.
Justice would have been LMPD officers never shooting Breonna Taylor in the first place.
This decision highlights what we already knew: To stop the perpetuation of egregious violence against Black people, elected officials MUST listen to the cries of our communities.
We demand sweeping changes to the criminal legal system.