All About Freedom of Speech
The City of Portland should not be in the business of telling people where they can and cannot exercise their constitutional rights, and it should certainly not be banning speech in an area that has...
View ArticleLocation Tracking and You
Ever wonder exactly how your cell phone can be used against you?Check out the new ACLU video on location tracking, which envisions the ways law enforcement will be able to use your data in the absence...
View ArticleOptic Nerve Takes Surveillance to the Next Level
The Guardian recently revealed that Britain's version of our NSA, the GCHQ, has been intercepting, storing and processing webcam images of millions of Internet users from 2008 through 2012. The...
View ArticleMuskie's Message Still Resonates Today
100 years ago today marks the birthday of progressive Maine Governor and Senator Edmund Muskie. While Muskie is perhaps most famous for ushering in some of our nation's most important environmental...
View ArticleACLU Rolls Out NSA Documents Database
Looking for NSA documents related to the PRISM program? Curious why the NSA doesn't like Tor? Help has arrived! Today the ACLU rolled out the NSA Documents Database. This is an up-to-date, complete...
View ArticleKnow Your Deaf Rights: What to Do When Dealing with the Police
Approximately 20 million Americans, myself included, report some type of hearing problems. As we age, this problem only grows more acute. Hearing loss affects a staggering 29% of persons 65 and...
View ArticleAmerica's Addiction to Excessive Policing
Yesterday, the ACLU released a report on the rise of heavily armed Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams in cities and towns across America. War Comes Home: The Excessive Militarization of American...
View ArticleAn Important First Step Toward Spying Reform
Americans are fed up with the unchecked mass surveillance activities of the National Security Agency.Recent disclosures have shown that the government is regularly intercepting the calls of hundreds of...
View ArticleProtect Internet Freedom. Defend Net Neutrality.
Like the Internet the way it is now? Then you're a supporter of net neutrality and you should sign this petition to protect Internet freedom.Today, the ACLU joins an array of Internet companies and...
View ArticleToday, Give the Gift of Rights
So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy. Those words from ACLU Founder Roger Baldwin are as true today as they were in 1920.For...
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