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A demonstrator wears a mask with the text ''Protect Veterans'' during the ''Veterans March'' at the National Mall in Washington.

Defending Veterans’ Rights for Over a Century

This Veterans Day, we renew our commitment to ensuring that the rights of those who serve are honored and protected.
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Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”

Two trends threaten the creation of a bureaucratic wall between Americans and the information they have a right to access
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A demonstrator (with only their hands visible) holds up a sign that reads " FREE SPEECH, FREE COUNTRY - ACLU".

What the First Amendment Really Protects

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers.
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President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.

How NSPM-7 Seeks to Use "Domestic Terrorism" to Target Nonprofits and Activists

What President Donald Trump’s latest memorandum targeting civil society does, does not, and cannot do.