Issues

The death penalty is uncivilized in theory and unfair and inequitable in practice. The time has come for America to end this failed experiment.

Our criminal justice system is broken. Over the past few decades, our elected leaders have increasingly focused on tough penalties that do not deter crime and do nothing to help increase public safety. Instead, it has created a system of mass incarceration, over-criminalization, and racial injustice.

Striving for an America free of discrimination against people with disabilities, where they are valued, integrated members of society with full access to education, homes, health care, jobs, and families.

Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.

The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.

The American Civil Liberties of South Dakota seeks to uplift Indigenous people, communities and tribes through community-focused and integrated legal and advocacy work. We aim to support tribal communities -- and follow their lead -- as they work to uphold their sovereignty, dignity, and autonomy.

The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and Two Spirit people belong everywhere and can live openly and authentically without discrimination, harassment, or violence.

Technological innovation has outpaced our privacy protections. As a result, our digital footprint can be tracked by the government and corporations in ways that were once unthinkable.

The ACLU aims to preserve and extend constitutionally guaranteed rights to people who have historically been denied their rights on the basis of race.