The ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice is an unprecedented, multiyear effort to reduce the U.S. jail and prison population by 50% and to combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Click the heading above for more information.
Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU nationally has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone. Click the heading above for more information.
The ACLU strives for an America free of discrimination against people with disabilities, where people with disabilities are valued, integrated members of society who have full access to education, homes, health care, jobs, and a full life. Click the heading above for more information.
When the government has the power to deny legal rights and due process to one vulnerable group, everyone’s rights are at risk. The ACLU of Indiana is fighting against the Muslim ban to defend the rights of undocumented Hoosiers. Click the heading above for more information.
The ACLU has a long history of defending the LGBTQ community. Nationally, we brought our first LGBTQ rights case in 1936 and today, the ACLU brings more LGBTQ cases and advocacy initiatives than any other national organization. Click the heading above for more information.
The outsized and ever-expanding scale of policing inevitably leads to officers’ unlawful use of excessive force and the killing of Black people. Drastic changes are needed in our approach to public safety. Click the heading above for more information.