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Nov 6, 2024

The ACLU of Oregon is ready to resist

Democracy is hard work, but it is worth it.
Democracy is hard work, but it is worth it.
Freedom signs and American flags
Freedom signs and American flags
Nov 5, 2024

Why Counting the Vote Can, and Should, Take Time

On Election Night, standard procedure and state-based policies mean elections officials may still be counting ballots after Election Day. This is normal.
On Election Night, standard procedure and state-based policies mean elections officials may still be counting ballots after Election Day. This is normal.
A woman with a surgical mask opening absentee ballots.
A woman with a surgical mask opening absentee ballots.
Nov 1, 2024

We're Fighting For Our Freedoms -- No Matter Who is President

How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.
How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.
Freedom signs and American flags
Freedom signs and American flags
Oct 31, 2024

Anti-Immigrant Extremists Want to Use this 226-Year-Old Law to Implement a Mass Deportation Program

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens, and now Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the law to target immigrant communities
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens, and now Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the law to target immigrant communities
Migrants being deported.
Migrants being deported.
Oct 30, 2024

We Cannot Simply Rely on Elected Officials to Save Us

Voting Rights
We are facing what may be the most consequential election of American democracy.
We are facing what may be the most consequential election of American democracy.
groups of protesters in front of glass doors.
groups of protesters in front of glass doors.
Oct 24, 2024

DHS Focus on "Soft Targets" Risks Out-of-Control Surveillance

AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.
AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.
Pedestrians walking through Times Square.
Pedestrians walking through Times Square.