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When it comes to immigration and public safety, new ACLU data shows that despite all the fearmongering in American politics, voters want solutions that address the root causes of these issues – not calls for more punishment. Learn more: aclu-nj.org/en/news/what-v…

"NYCLU’s exec director, Donna Lieberman, said Blakeman’s transgender law 'has nothing to do with safety — it has everything to do with bias and hate.'” Trans people belong EVERYWHERE, including in sports. We won't stop fighting discriminatory trans bans. nytimes.com/2024/08/31/nyr…

abortion is good. abortion is normal. it's a good thing when people can access the health care they need.

When they ban books, we fight back.

Just in case you want to brush up on your legal rights to organize and protest while at a public or private university in New York: nyclu.org/resources/know…

In a 4:3 vote, the City of Morgantown just passed a cruel, impractical ban on people using tents, sleeping bags, and blankets in public to survive living on the streets.   While no city has successfully arrested its way out of homelessness, that won't stop Morgantown from trying.

Wherever you are on the gender spectrum, you have the right to be yourself at school. As the school year kicks off, make sure you know your rights: nyclu.org/resources/know…

Masks protect people who express political opinions that are controversial. Officials should be supporting New Yorkers’ right to voice their views, not fueling widespread doxxing and threatening arrests. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

The NYPD's Robocop need not come out of retirement. Bloated police budgets may make it easier to cash in on new surveillance toys, but they don't keep New Yorkers any safer. amny.com/news/adams-adm…

Even policies designed to reduce the harms of policing are often not upheld in practice. Any police interaction can be harmful to young people. The Clean Slate Act is not being adhered to, and young people are suffering bit.ly/4dOxmvz

Thank you to Violence Intervention Program, KAFSC, NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault, Sakhi for South Asian Survivors, Sauti Yetu, and Womankind for setting the record straight about our City's sanctuary policies. These policies support survivors of sexual and domestic violence and help ensure the safety of all New Yorkers.

NEW: Nassau County police officers — a department with a well-documented history of aggressive and discriminatory policing tactics — have received no training, guidance, or guardrails on how to enforce the mask ban. This is reckless, and puts Long Islanders at risk.

It's shocking—and illegal—for Rochester to seek to hide Police Accountability Board records where the oversight body performed an investigation AND uncovered police misconduct. The refusal to release these findings flies in the face of the repeal of 50a. democratandchronicle.com/story/news/202…

Stop-and-frisk is a racist, discriminatory policy that does not work. But that hasn't stopped Mayor Adams from embracing it: illegal police stops are on the rise under Adams. We'll keep saying it: stop-and-frisk never has, and never will, keep NYers safe. nytimes.com/2024/09/05/nyr…

Transgender youth should have access to evidence-based medical care just like anyone else. Families should be able to make these private, personal decisions based on the advice of their physicians, free from interference by politicians.

Forcing children to move every 60 days results in massive disruption to their education - often requiring them to start over in new schools mid-year or endure unworkably long commutes - and is destabilizing for school communities. Proud to join elected officials in speaking out.

"Despite bettering our lives—or aging out of criminal behavior—we have no opportunity to demonstrate our rehabilitation outside of parole hearings that may come decades in the future." We can end the cycle of perpetual punishment w/ the Second Look Act: nytimes.com/2024/09/08/opi…

"We really need to look closely at those units regarding their effectiveness and true necessity, and whether or not they're actually harming New Yorkers rather than engaging in lawful policing," said Lupe Aguirre, NYCLU staff attorney. cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/ne…