American Civil Liberties Union

As part of our work in the defense of civil liberties, the ACLU issues reports that study and note developments in civil liberties.



Ideological Exclusion

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Criminal Justice

A Looming Crisis (12/18/2008)

A Call to Amend the Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure to Protect the Right to Counsel (3/9/2006)

ACLU REPORT: DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONFINEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS (6/2/2003)



Death Penalty

Race and the Death Penalty (2/26/2003)

DNA Testing and the Death Penalty (6/26/2002)

Geography Determines Death Sentences (3/8/2002)



Disability Rights

Disability Rights - ACLU Position/Briefing Paper (1/1/1999)



Drug Policy

Cracks in the System: 20 Years of the Unjust Federal Crack Cocaine Law (10/26/2006)

Making Sense of Student Drug Testing: Why Educators Are Saying No (1/12/2006)

Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families (3/15/2005)



Free Speech

NYCLU Report: Arresting Protest (4/28/2003)

Freedom of Expression - ACLU Position Paper (1/2/1997)



HIV/AIDS

Critical Civil Rights Issues for People Living with HIV/AIDS in the United States (12/1/2008)

Why You Should Be Concerned About Comm. Frieden's Proposed Changes to HIV Testing (5/15/2006)

HIV & Your Civil Rights brochure (5/8/2006)



Human Rights

2004 ACLU International Civil Liberties Report (12/10/2004)

The International Civil Liberties Report 2002 (1/31/2003)



Immigrants' Rights

Humanitarian Crisis: Migrant Deaths at the U.S.-Mexico Border (10/1/2009)

Immigration Myths and Facts (4/11/2008)

Conditions of Confinement in Immigrant Detention Facilities (6/27/2007)



Lesbian & Gay Rights

Know Your Rights! - Students Wallet Card (6/15/2007)

Too High a Price: The Case Against Restricting Gay Parenting (11/13/2006)

Annual Update - 2006 (8/28/2006)




Police Practices

Fighting Police Abuse: A Community Action Manual (12/1/1997)



Prisoners' Rights

Know Your Rights: Publications Sent by Mail (8/18/2009)

Prisoners' Assistance Directory (2008) (1/1/2008)

Prisoner's Assistance Directory (Fall/Winter 2007) (11/15/2007)



Privacy & Technology

Even Bigger, Even Weaker: The Emerging Surveillance Society: Where Are We Now? (9/17/2007)

Testimony of Barry Steinhardt before the House Committee on Homeland Security (9/6/2007)

AT&T Shareholder Resolution on NSA Spying (1/17/2007)



Racial Justice

The Persistence of Racial Profiling in Rhode Island: A Call for Action (1/4/2007)

A Bond Forged in Struggle: Complete Report (11/28/2006)

The Persistence of Racial Profiling in Rhode Island: An Update (8/9/2005)




Reproductive Freedom

How public health professionals are getting involved to ensure that teens have access to the information they need to make healthy and responsible decisions (11/12/2007)

Ms. Magazine Advertisement: The World We Want (7/31/2007)

After NYCLU Intervention, County Drops Neglect Charges Against Sexually Active Teens' Parents (6/11/2007)



Rights of the Poor

Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in New Jersey (10/24/2005)



Safe and Free

Close Guantanamo - Activist Toolkit (12/11/2007)

The Excluded: Ideological Exclusion and the War on Ideas (10/25/2007)

History Repeated: The Dangers of Domestic Spying by Federal Law Enforcement (5/29/2007)




Voting Rights

Voting Rights in Indian Country (9/30/2009)

De Facto Disenfranchisement (10/1/2008)

Voting With a Criminal Record: How Registration Forms Frustrate Democracy (10/1/2008)



Women's Rights

Boys' Brains v. Girls' Brains: What Sex Segregation Teaches Students (5/14/2008)

Sex-Segregated Schools: Just the Facts (5/14/2008)

Conozca sus derechos respecto de la vivienda: Para sobrevivientes de la violencia doméstica (2/6/2008)


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