Warrantless Pole-Camera Surveillance by Police is Dangerous. The Supreme Court Can Stop It.

We’re calling on the court to clarify that long-term police use of a surveillance camera targeted at a person’s home is a Fourth Amendment search.

A close-up of a black surveillance camera on a black pole in Chicago.

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.

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.

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.

Algorithms Are Making Decisions About Health Care, Which May Only Worsen Medical Racism

Unclear regulation and a lack of transparency increase the risk that AI and algorithmic tools that exacerbate racial biases will be used in medical settings.

A Doctor points to AI biomedical algorithm screen.

Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket

In its new term, the court will hear several cases that, if overturned, could set efforts to protect vulnerable groups back decades.

The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.

How to Navigate Mental Health Apps That May Share Your Data

As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.

Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.

Friends Ask Friends to Vote

The midterm elections are coming, but voting can be confusing and overwhelming. People want to be good voters. They want to make informed choices about who to vote for and how to vote on issues.

A voting booth

Nectar Cannabis

Nectar has joined us in our movement to protect civil rights and liberties over the last several years and we are grateful to partner with them again this year: as a sponsor of ACLU Oregon's Fall 2022 Magazine and as our business partner for the Give!Guide 2022.

illustration of two people in fall attire facing each other and talking with Portland in the background, Mt. Hood in front of a cannabis leaf. The two people have tote bags over their shoulders with fresh veggies, one with Nectar logo the other with ACLU