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Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.
Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions to continue creative solutions for expanding opportunity.
Despair and Resignation Are Not A Strategy: How to Fight Back In A Second Trump Term.
The ACLU has the battle-tested playbook to defend civil rights and liberties. Should we face a second Trump administration, we’re ready.
A Teenager’s Fight Against Idaho’s Harmful Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
Transgender youth shouldn’t have to navigate court battles for their right to medical care.
On the Frontlines of the Fight Against Classroom Censorship
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.
How Idaho and Other Affiliates are Fighting for Education Equity
ACLU affiliates are challenging discriminatory discipline policies, censorship efforts, and the use of force in schools across the country.
How I Fought for Trans Justice This Summer
As a high school student in the ACLU National Advocacy Institute, I learned how to organize with and for my trans siblings.
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