My Life Was Derailed By a Traffic Ticket

A minor infraction cost me my driver’s license, my job, thousands of dollars, and over a decade entangled with a system that punishes poverty.

Traffic violation on a windshield.

10 Emerging Artists Share What Systemic Equality Means to Them

Each artist created an image of what Systemic Equality could look like — a vision of a more inclusive and equitable future for America.

A banner containing the visual art pieces from the 10 emerging artists, with the words "Systemic Equality Artists Collective" in the center of the banner.

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.

Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.

Conceal and Carry Restrictions Can Help Protect Freedom of Expression

The First Amendment implications of a Second Amendment case

A sign at the entrance of the city hall in Anchorage, Alaska, that warns handgun owners that guns are prohibited in the building.

Celebrate International Podcast Day with the ACLU's Spotify playlist

Tune into a collection of informative and engaging podcasts curated by ACLU-ND staff and supporters.

ACLU Podcast Playlist

My School is Shaming Girls’ Bodies

It’s time to understand that shaming girls is harmful and discriminatory and makes it unnecessarily stressful for us to get an education.

Side by side images of Riley. The left is the original and the right is a photoshopped image that covers her chest.

Can a Government Official Block You on Twitter?  

More often than not, the First Amendment traffics in nuance, detail, and government intent. In applying it to the internet, we should expect nothing less. 

Person using their device for social media

The PUMP Act Would Protect Nursing Workers Like Me

I took Frontier Airlines to court for making it impossible for me to pump breast milk at work. Other workers shouldn’t have to fight for their rights like I did.

New mothers are packing pumps for storing breast breast milk while working at the office.

Get your poster for North Dakota’s Women’s March on Oct. 2

North Dakotans aren’t backing down from the fight to defend reproductive freedom.

Image of a sign that says, "I am what an abortion access supporter looks like."