The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

The shooting is a logical extension of politicians’ efforts to deny transgender people our safety, community, and families.

A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.

“Keep Our Families Together”: A Law That Protects Native Families is at Risk

Two Native people share how the Indian Child Welfare Act impacted their lives as the law faces a challenge at the Supreme Court.

A woman holding a child.

The Election's Over: Now What? 

The 2023 Legislative Session is right around the corner and with a slate of new and returning lawmakers, it's important to remain connected.   

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Three Key Criminal Legal Reform Takeaways from the 2022 Midterms

Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.

Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.

REPORT: Our New Federalism

Using State Constitutions and Statutes to Advance Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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Our Veterans Need Support, Not Incarceration

Investing in community-based treatment instead of locking people up for the psychological wounds of war would honor veterans.

Shawn Jensen (third row from bottom, ninth from left) pictured with the First Recon team in early 1968.

At Liberty Podcast: Abortion Rights Won the Midterms Nationwide, Now What?

So far, we are cautiously optimistic and hopeful about the positive progress for civil rights and civil liberties.

Person holding a sign that reads, “Abortion access for all.”

For People with Disabilities on Parole and Probation, Accessible Communication is Essential

Our clients were repeatedly denied sign language interpretation necessary to understand the conditions of their release. They paid the price with their freedom.

An American Sign Language interpreter interpreting at an anti-racism rally and march.

Extreme Politicians Want to Ban Abortion. We Can Stop Them.

We’re fighting abortion bans in the courts. We need your help at the ballot box.

A woman holding a sign reading "Roe, Roe, Roe, Your vote next Rovember / LET PEOPLE VOTE ACLU" poses for the camera as fellow activists walk behind her.