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Amendments currently before Congress could have devastating and life-threatening results for transgender veterans and Medicare and Medicaid recipients.

Our client sought refuge from violence and persecution. Instead, ICE detained her for over six years.

Here’s how systemic barriers and discrimination continue to impact access to voting today, and why we’re fighting to ensure all people have equal access to voting.

The ACLU of Oregon is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that defends and advances democracy, civil liberties, and civil rights in Oregon. We are an affiliate of the ACLU, our nation's guardian of liberty for more than 100 years. Important areas of the ACLU’s work include education and advocacy about book bans and censorship in public libraries and classrooms.

Here’s what past criminal law rulings tell us about how the justices may interpret the law moving forward.

People across the country shared their thoughts about why inclusive education is crucial for students.

A coordinated attack on the First Amendment is happening at schools and universities across the country as state legislators silence the voices of marginalized students and make teachers’ jobs impossible.

ACLU affiliates are challenging discriminatory discipline policies, censorship efforts, and the use of force in schools across the country.

A student and teacher who are fighting against classroom censorship share their stories.