Tag: ACLU

ACLU Launches Historic “Firewall for Freedom” Campaign to Protect Crucial Rights Up and Down the Ballot

Stuart Mitchell

In 2026, the American Civil Liberties Union will make its largest-ever investment in down ballot races, marking a historic escalation in its “Firewall for Freedom” strategy to protect civil liberties across the country. As part of this new campaign, the ACLU will spend $25.5 million across underfunded but critical state-level campaigns with an outsized impact on American’s rights and freedoms, from key ballot initiatives to state Supreme Court races, secretaries of state races, and state legislative races. “The ACLU and our millions of supporters across the country have been at…

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ACLU Launches Historic Election Safeguarding Effort Ahead of the Midterms

Stuart Mitchell

ACLU will be at the forefront of ensuring all eligible voters can cast their ballot—making its largest ever investment in election safeguarding during a midterm cycle. Bolstered by the combined power of our storied legal, policy, and advocacy expertise, affiliate presence in every state, and network of millions of volunteers and supporters, the ACLU will spend $24.5 million to protect the power to vote, the resilience of our democratic institutions, and public confidence in every stage of the electoral process; and to guarantee that every vote is counted according to…

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ACLU Honors Bruce Springsteen, Colin Kaepernick, Vanita Gupta, Erwin Chemerinski, and Elizabeth Foster with Prestigious Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that Bruce Springsteen and Colin Kaepernick have been selected for a new award recognizing profound contributions to American thought and culture: the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science, and Sports. This new award pays tribute to Ralph Ellison’s profound contributions to American thought and culture and underscores the ACLU’s recognition that the defense of our rights takes many forms, disciplines, platforms, and generations. The awards are being bestowed alongside other esteemed leaders…

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ACLU Launches National Ad Campaign Featuring Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” Highlighting Landmark Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court Case

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a national ad campaign ahead of the organization’s April 1 arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on a landmark case challenging America’s constitutional right to birthright citizenship. The campaign, which represents an uplifting visual tapestry of what it means to be an American, features Bruce Springsteen’s iconic anthem “Born in the U.S.A.” In a rare move, Springsteen authorized the ACLU’s use of the song to highlight what’s at stake in the Supreme Court case, Trump v. Barbara, and how the constitutional guarantee of…

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Medical researchers win permanent restoration of research on federal website

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly a year after their scholarly research about endometriosis, suicide risk, and patient safety was removed from a government-hosted website because it included references to the LGBTQ+ community, two university researchers have secured a binding agreement requiring the government to maintain the court-ordered restoration of their and others’ work. The agreement prohibits the federal government from removing more research from the website in the future for the same ideological reasons. The Trump administration had removed the research in early 2025 in accordance with an executive order from the Trump administration…

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