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All Hands On Deck, ACLU Mobilizes to Defend Civil Rights from Trump Attacks
When Donald Trump was sworn in as president, he lost no time launching Project 2025—a right-wing policy agenda rooted in white supremacy that he had claimed to know nothing about. The ACLU stands ready—as we have for more than a century—to defend our vision of an inclusive democracy based on fundamental principles of equality.
By Tammerlin Drummond
Defending Democracy: The ACLU's Election Strategy
With so much at stake in this election, the ACLU has launched its most comprehensive voting rights protection and voter education programs in the organization's history. We're prepared to defend civil rights and civil liberties no matter who wins in November.
By Lisa White
Exploring the ACLU News Archive: The Intersection of Pride and Police Abuse of Power
By Sarah Hopkins
Profiles in Courage: Visionary Black Trans Leaders Fight Racism and Transphobia
The ACLU of Northern California salutes two of our movement partners Ms. Janetta Johnson of the TGI Justice Project and Janelle Luster of Trans Heartline. These fierce, unapologetic Black trans women have been visionary leaders in the fight against the over-policing of their community.
By Tammerlin Drummond, Carmen King
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