Our country has been shaken by the events coming out of Boston in the past week. First, of course, there was the tragedy and loss of life and injuries from the Marathon bombing, and the fear of not knowing what would happen next. Then the alleged perpetrators were found, and...

The ACLU and its partners today filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of young immigrants who came to the United States as children -- known as "Dreamers" -- to challenge Arizona's latest attempt to makes the lives of immigrants in the state unlivable.

Our lawsuit -- the first case in...

President Obama's reelection provides him with another chance to address pressing human rights challenges and restore our nation's standing as a defender of rights and opportunities for all people. To be clear, he accomplished a significant amount after grappling with the troubling legacy he inherited from George Bush.

Obama prohibited...

Six hours of election debates are now over. Six hours of national discourse fundamental to our democracy, yet our Constitution was mentioned only once -- by Mitt Romney. Even then, it was referenced as a rhetorical mantelpiece, not as a point of debate.

Our Constitution deserves more and so...

During his Meet the Press appearance last Sunday, Republican nominee Mitt Romney told David Gregory that he's as "conservative as the Constitution." It was an odd statement -- as Romney's positions on issues like abortion and marriage do not "conserve" the spirit or values of the Constitution.

The Constitution...

The focus in the coming days will be all about Rep. Ryan's budget blueprint and Medicare proposal. Let's hope the American people also get a debate about his blueprint for LGBT equality, immigration, voting rights, reproductive freedom and other constitutional issues. Indeed, it's just as abysmal as...

In less than two months, Mitt Romney will announce his choice for vice president. Based on a new white paper from the ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 campaign, that choice is likely to have abysmal views on civil liberties.

Our white paper, which can be viewed here, explored...

Today’s Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. United States rightly rejects three parts of Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 law as unconstitutional.  Yet critically, the Court opens the door to racial profiling by upholding the most egregious provision, the “show me your papers” provision, Section 2(B) of...

Today the Obama administration threw a lifeline to America's undocumented youth, announcing that it will stop deporting and give work permits to young adults who came to the U.S. as children, or DREAMers. Through well-established executive authority, the administration will temporarily spare youth educated in America's...

Jocelyn came to the United States when she was six years old, brought by a single mom who wanted her to go to school and have a better life than she did. Today, at age 14, Jocelyn is an honors student in Alabama, where she hopes to become...

The American Civil Liberties Union never releases the names of our members, whether they're a small business owner, soldier, college student or even a candidate for president of the United States.

But here's what we can say and what a lot of voters don't know about Mitt Romney.

“It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” With those words, President Obama made history as the first sitting president to support marriage equality for same-sex couples. It also means this will be the first presidential election with the...

As I watched the arraignment Saturday of five accused conspirators in the 9/11 attacks, I was reminded of Yogi Berra. Sadly, it was a case of déjà vu all over again.

I have been going since 2004 to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base to observe the legal proceedings for accused terrorists....

The Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments on Arizona's anti-immigrant law SB 1070. I was inside the chamber as the justices indicated they were inclined to uphold at least part of the law, the "show me your papers" provision. It allows police to detain people they believe are in the country...

So far in Election 2012, we’ve seen a foul-mouthed Rush Limbaugh, men-only Congressional panels on women’s rights, transvaginal probe laws and efforts to restrict women’s access to contraception.

And yet there’s still a dispute over whether there’s a war on women?

Through the hype, women and all Americans deserve better...

For an election that was supposed to be all about the economy, we're spending a lot of time on the role religion should play in public life.

Thanks to some unfortunate remarks from a couple of the presidential candidates, we now know they believe the constitutional wall of separation between...

Rick Santorum says the separation of church and state makes him want to "throw up." As shocking and, frankly, coarse as his statement was, Santorum's queasiness is no surprise — he's simply out to sea when it comes to religious freedom and the Constitution.

Indeed, this wasn't just...

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are crisscrossing Florida as the clock runs out before Tuesday's crucial primary. They're meeting with almost every key constituency from Cubans to Jews to Tea Partiers.

As the leading GOP candidates for the highest office endowed by our Constitution, they should come to Orlando to...

It’s been 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. transformed the United States by bringing the promise of the Constitution and the civil liberties it secures to millions of Americans.

The progress since then is undeniable. Indeed, perhaps the best view of how far we’ve come is from a...

Since the presidential election began in earnest earlier this spring, the GOP candidates have been in a race to attach themselves to the DNA of Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln and Grover Norquist. This is nothing new. What is new — and a race of its own — is their ferocious...