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Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.
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Free Speech
The framers of the U.S. Constitution believed that the freedom of inquiry and liberty of expression were the hallmarks of a democratic society. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights provides protections in a number of areas including free speech.
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Criminal Justice
The rights guaranteed to individuals under suspicion, criminal defendants, and prisoners are fundamental rights that protect all Americans from governmental abuse of power.
Death Penalty
The death penalty is the ultimate denial of civil liberties. Innocent people are being sentenced to death. Moreover, capital punishment is often unfairly and unjustly applied. The ACLU supports a moratorium on the death penalty.
National Security
Throughout U.S. history, "national security" has often been used as a pretext for massive violations of individual rights. If we allow the interests of "national security" to take away our freedoms, we surrender what it is to be an American.
Prisoners' Rights
Incarcerated individuals' constitutional rights stress that those who are incarcerated should be protected from inhumane treatment and be treated fairly.
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