News & Commentary

For many people seeking safety, the journey to winning asylum in the U.S. is long. The ACLU goes behind the scenes of our new series, Letters to America, to reflect on what daily life looks like for individuals building a new home in the States.

Today, as on many other days, I told myself, “Be more Cecile.” Cecile is Cecile Richards, the marvel of a human best known as the president of Planned Parenthood.

Our civil liberties and civil rights are on the line. The ACLU’s guide helps to connect you with ways to advocate for our freedoms.

Read more on what we fought for during the 2025 Arkansas Legislative Session.

Celebrating our collective achievements and looking ahead

On Sept. 24, Missouri committed an irreversible and grievous act: it executed Marcellus Williams, a Black man who maintained his innocence until his last breath.

In June 2022, a couple of months before I joined the American Civil Liberties Union, I found myself on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., rallying and screaming in outrage at the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

On Thursday, during a community event hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission in Little Rock, alarming reports emerged of Little Rock Police Department officers threatening to arrest volunteers lawfully gathering signatures on public property.

February and March are annual periods of reflection for me. Black History month gives way to Women’s History month, and I traditionally enjoy taking small moments to research well known African American women that helped make sweeping changes in our country.