Issues

Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.

Featured Issues

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Privacy and Surveillance

The ACLU works to expand the right to privacy, increase the control individuals have over their personal information, and ensure civil liberties are not compromised by technological innovation.
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Immigrants' Rights

Through litigation, legislation, public advocacy, and outreach, the ACLU of Massachusetts defends the constitutional rights of all people, regardless of where they came from.
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Freedom of Religion and Belief

The ACLU works to safeguard the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty by ensuring that laws and governmental practices neither promote religion nor interfere with its free exercise.

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Women's Rights

The ACLU pushes for change and reform in institutions that perpetuate discrimination against women – in the workplace, schools, doctor’s offices, and at home.