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May 2, 2023

911: Reimagining a System that Defaults to Dispatching Police

Emergency response systems must be revamped to equip 911 call-takers to dispatch non-police first responders.
Emergency response systems must be revamped to equip 911 call-takers to dispatch non-police first responders.
911 digits on a mobile screen.
911 digits on a mobile screen.
May 2, 2023

State Supreme Courts Offer the Best Chance to Advance Rights

Through litigation and engagement strategies, we’re turning to the states to protect our liberties where federal courts have failed.
Through litigation and engagement strategies, we’re turning to the states to protect our liberties where federal courts have failed.
A map of the United States with a gavel on it.
A map of the United States with a gavel on it.
Apr 26, 2023

National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcement.
U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcement.
The United Nations Human Rights Council during a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
The United Nations Human Rights Council during a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Apr 25, 2023

Emergency Proclamations set a dangerous precedent, systemic change is needed to address houselessness.

Decriminalizing Poverty
ACLU of Hawaiʻi Statement on the Governor's Emergency Proclamation on Homelessness
ACLU of Hawaiʻi Statement on the Governor's Emergency Proclamation on Homelessness
Emergency Homeless Proclamation
Emergency Homeless Proclamation
Apr 21, 2023

Access to Housing is the Civil Rights Issue of our Time (Again)

The housing crisis is both the cause and effect of systemic civil rights deprivations.
The housing crisis is both the cause and effect of systemic civil rights deprivations.
An aerial view of a neighborhood filled with houses.
An aerial view of a neighborhood filled with houses.
Apr 14, 2023

RuPaul’s Drag Race Finale Highlights ACLU’s Defense of Trans Rights

The ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund aims to educate and activate supporters and push back against restrictive anti-LGBTQ legislation.
The ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund aims to educate and activate supporters and push back against restrictive anti-LGBTQ legislation.
Drag queen Sasha Colby.
Drag queen Sasha Colby.