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Facial recognition is both invasive and discriminatory.

Here's how to exercise your right to opt out of face scans at the airport.

Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face. You have the right to opt out of facial recognition tech. Here’s how.

Read more at www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/trump-promises-to-militarize-police-reincarcerate-thousands-and-expand-death-penalty

LGBTQ youth are our future. They belong in every space and every story they choose.

📸 Jordana Bermúdez
📍 New York City

While police departments might voice support for our community, officers continue to target sexual and gender minorities.

Our new report exposes this dichotomy, showing that LGBTQ individuals report more adverse treatment by police. We will continue to fight these abuses and advocate for reform.

55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures | ACLU The ACLU’s latest report shows how, despite efforts to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community, police harassment, violence and discrimination continues to target sexual and gender minorities.

Helen Keller was a political activist, author, educator, and disability rights advocate. She graduated from Radcliffe College of Harvard University, becoming the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Keller was a prolific author who wrote and published 14 books and hundreds of speeches and essays on a range of topics, including writings on her blindness. Her writings informed the public about disabilities and fought the stigma surrounding them.

In 1917, Keller was one of many opponents of America’s entry into World War I who risked prosecution, censorship, and violence by publicly declaring her dissent. Three years later, Keller would be part of the small committee within an anti-war organization that would evolve into the American Civil Liberties Union. With the creation of the ACLU, Keller and her fellow founders dedicated themselves to holding the government to the promises made in the Bill of Rights.

The story of Keller’s life is often romanticized and stigmatized as the story of a person who “triumphs over” their disability, but her political work and her dedication to various fights for social justice are what should be remembered and celebrated. She was a staunch activist and educator until her death in 1968. We are honored to have Helen Keller as one of our co-founders and to share her story this Disability Pride Month.

We all should feel safe and supported, wherever we call home.

📸 Jordana Bermúdez
📍 New York City

The architects of Project 2025 claim they want to protect children.

Their actual goal is to censor the public lives of q***r and trans people.

The Real Targets of Project 2025’s War on P**n It’s not just about people watching p**n. It’s drag queens, trans people, LGBTQ library books, and more.

Carolyn McCaskill has been a counselor and professor in the ASL and Deaf Studies Department since 1996 at Gallaudet University, the only university in the world in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students.

As a Black Deaf woman, Dr. McCaskill has dedicated much of her work to the study and teachings of Black American Sign Language. Black ASL is a dialect of American Sign Language that was largely brought about by school segregation in the South and is most commonly used today by Deaf African Americans. Because schools for the deaf were, like other schools at the time, segregated, sign language among Black Americans developed differently than among white signers. Today, the work of scholars like Dr. McCaskill help preserve and advance the cultural history and impact of BASL.

We celebrate Dr. McCaskill, BASL, and Black signers this Disability Pride Month.

A second Trump term would be catastrophic for every aspect of our elections — from who is counted in the census, to who can cast a ballot, to whether voters can have their voices heard free from intimidation.

How Donald Trump's Election Lies and Other Anti-Voter Policies Will Continue to Impact Our Democracy | ACLU If re-elected in November, he and his allies have promised to take actions that would disenfranchise millions, suppress the right to vote, and limit voting access.

Peter Eliasberg heads our legal team at ACLU of Southern California, who we've partnered with to fight for the humane and fair treatment of thousands of people held in L.A. County jails.

We applaud this team as they continue the essential work of advocating for the rights of incarcerated people.

Peter Eliasberg: Fearsome litigator for inmates' rights As chief counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Peter Eliasberg is representing thousands of L.A. County inmates in two lawsuits.

During his administration, Trump and his allies abused their power to silence protesters, punish political enemies, and clamp down on a free press. Between the plans laid out in Project 2025 and Trump’s campaign promises, a potential second term could be an unprecedented expansion of executive power.

Our latest memo lays out our roadmap to challenging any attempt to expand executive power in the courts, in Congress, and in statehouses.

How Trump's Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms | ACLU A second Trump administration threatens to use executive authority to further limit First Amendment freedoms, surveil Americans and undermine democracy.

This proposal to exclude transgender servicemembers from access to life-saving care is discriminatory and dangerous.

Our health care shouldn't be used as a political pawn.

Senate's defense bill now contains gender-affirming care restrictions Sen. Joe Manchin voted with Senate Armed Services Committee Republicans to advance amendments to the bill.

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This is a major win for our right to protest.

Stevie Wonder is one of the most successful musicians in the world. A child prodigy, he topped the music charts at just 13 years old with his song “Fingertips." Since then, his career as a performer has had a major, foundational influence over R&B music and artistry.

On top of his illustrious musical career, Wonder is dedicated to civil rights and anti-apartheid activism alongside his efforts raising funds and awareness for children with disabilities. He spoke before the United Nations advocating for the Marrakesh Treaty, which would provide books and other academic materials in a more accessible format to people who are blind, visually impaired, or have print disabilities. Through establishing the Wonder Vision Awards Program, he has invested in advances in technology that will serve those who are blind or visually impaired.

We’re celebrating Wonder’s work, music, and story this Disability Pride Month.

In just three years, over 100,000 families with transgender youth have had their lives uprooted and their children's future threatened by bans on the health care they need.

This fall, SCOTUS will hear directly from families, doctors, and trans people ourselves.

In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.

A second Trump term would be catastrophic for every aspect of our elections — from who is counted in the census, to who can cast a ballot, to whether voters can have their voices heard free from intimidation.

Trump on Voting Rights | American Civil Liberties Union A second Trump administration will renew efforts to erode constitutional foundations of our democracy, make it harder for Americans to vote. The ACLU defeated the previous Trump administration’s attempt to do this and will use every tool at our disposal to stop it again.

Trans people are parents and partners and friends and coworkers — and we want to live our lives authentically and safely.

📸 Hannah Beier
📍 Philadelphia

States have advanced a record number of bills attacking transgender youth this year, and each time we take them to court we’ve shown legislators have no place in the decision on appropriate health care for trans youth.

We will continue to track and fight against these unconstitutional pieces of legislation.

Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2024 In the last few years states have advanced a record number of bills that attack LGBTQ rights, especially transgender youth. The ACLU is tracking these attacks and working with our national network of affiliates to support LGBTQ people everywhere.

When the Trump administration tried to manipulate our electoral process, we fought back. Now, a second Trump presidency could abuse executive power to suppress voting, interfere with elections, and roll back federal progress on voting access.

Our latest memo, “Trump on Voting Rights” details our experts’ roadmap to protect against voter disenfranchisement and suppression.

How Donald Trump's Election Lies and Other Anti-Voter Policies Will Continue to Impact Our Democracy | ACLU If re-elected in November, he and his allies have promised to take actions that would disenfranchise millions, suppress the right to vote, and limit voting access.

By granting Donald Trump immunity from criminal accountability for crimes committed in office, the Supreme Court set a dangerous precedent that all future presidents are above the law.

Holding our public officials accountable is a requirement of democracy. Tell Congress: Overturn this ruling with a constitutional amendment NOW.

Supreme Court Grants Trump, Future Presidents a Loaded Weapon to Break the Law | ACLU By granting Donald Trump immunity for a wide range of criminal conduct committed while in office, the Supreme Court has set a dangerous precedent that presidents are above the law.

The decision to become a parent shouldn’t be made in a courtroom.

It is ours to make, and we will continue fighting to protect that right.

📍 SCOTUS

We shouldn't have to worry about being wrongfully arrested because an algorithm gets it wrong.

After years of fighting to expose the flaws of facial recognition technology, this settlement finally brings justice to Detroit, and to our client, Robert Williams.

Why Police Must Stop Using Face Recognition Technologies "What the Detroit Police Department made me endure changed my life forever," writes Robert Williams.

Project 2025 has been clear — if Donald Trump is elected to a second term, he and his allies will do everything in their power to attack policies that promote racial justice in both public and private sectors.

We have a plan to fight back.

ACLU prepares to fight Trump's planned DEI purge The ACLU is already looking at how to challenge a future Trump administration's efforts to dismantle DEI programs.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump is at least presumptively immune from criminal liability for his official acts, and is absolutely immune for some “core” of them — including his attempts to use the Justice Department to obstruct the results of the election.

Placing any president above the law endangers our democracy.

The Supreme Court refused the opportunity to ensure every pregnant person is entitled to emergency abortion care, leaving pregnant patients’ lives and health at risk and previewing the battle ahead of us.

We will continue fighting for pregnant patients everywhere and against these attacks on our reproductive freedom.

The Supreme Court Just Declined to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients. Here’s What to Know | ACLU Today’s ruling does not signal the end of the road in the fight for protecting life-saving emergency care, or the fight for our reproductive freedom.

We’ll always fight alongside our LGBTQ community.

📸 Hannah Beier
📍 Philadelphia

Now more than ever: Dissent is patriotic.

More than half a century after Stonewall, communities have a duty to move past symbolism and move us closer to a future built on safety, respect, and freedom.

55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures | ACLU The ACLU’s latest report shows how, despite efforts to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community, police harassment, violence and discrimination continues to target sexual and gender minorities.

Since our nation’s founding, the fabric of American society has been woven with deeply racist policies that directly harm Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. These policies have led to an unequal system where marginalized communities have been systematically locked out of opportunities in jobs, education, and housing, and other essential resources.

It's time to root out the systemic racial inequalities that still persist today.