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We are the New York state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), fighting for the rights of all New Yorkers.
"I'm a troublemaker and I've always been a troublemaker. And I ask you to become a troublemaker, to not accept what's being done to our country, to always stand up for what's right."
Keep making good trouble @johnleguizamo.bsky.social, and thank you for being our Freedom Award honoree this year!
Keep making good trouble @johnleguizamo.bsky.social, and thank you for being our Freedom Award honoree this year!
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"I'm a troublemaker and I've always been a troublemaker. And I ask you to become a troublemaker, to not accept what's being done to our country, to always stand up for what's right."
Keep making good trouble @johnleguizamo.bsky.social, and thank you for being our Freedom Award honoree this year!
Keep making good trouble @johnleguizamo.bsky.social, and thank you for being our Freedom Award honoree this year!
We have the right to cast a ballot freely, fairly, and accessibly — without fear of deception or intimidation.
Know your rights at the polls 👇
Know your rights at the polls 👇
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We have the right to cast a ballot freely, fairly, and accessibly — without fear of deception or intimidation.
Know your rights at the polls 👇
Know your rights at the polls 👇
Happy #ElectionDay, New York!
Polls are open statewide from 6am-9pm. Remember, if you are in line to vote when the polls close, stay in line!
If you notice any issues at the polls, get in touch with the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.
Polls are open statewide from 6am-9pm. Remember, if you are in line to vote when the polls close, stay in line!
If you notice any issues at the polls, get in touch with the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Happy #ElectionDay, New York!
Polls are open statewide from 6am-9pm. Remember, if you are in line to vote when the polls close, stay in line!
If you notice any issues at the polls, get in touch with the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.
Polls are open statewide from 6am-9pm. Remember, if you are in line to vote when the polls close, stay in line!
If you notice any issues at the polls, get in touch with the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.
Voting is our voice and our power.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Voting is our voice and our power.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
#ElectionDay is TOMORROW! If you haven't voted yet, make a plan to cast your vote. Polls will be open from 6am-9pm across New York State.
On the newest episode of Rights This way, Professor Katherine Franke - previously a tenured law professor at Columbia University - talks about the climate of censorship + fear at colleges and universities, and efforts to fight back against Trump’s attacks.
Listen to the full episode, out now.
Listen to the full episode, out now.
October 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On the newest episode of Rights This way, Professor Katherine Franke - previously a tenured law professor at Columbia University - talks about the climate of censorship + fear at colleges and universities, and efforts to fight back against Trump’s attacks.
Listen to the full episode, out now.
Listen to the full episode, out now.
At the @benandjerrys.bsky.social Party For Our Protest Rights, Johanna Miller, NYCLU’s Education Policy Center Director, shared 3 ways you can fight back against censorship and fascism:
📣 Take to the streets
🫂 Talk to your friends and neighbors, online & in-person
☎️ Call your elected officials
📣 Take to the streets
🫂 Talk to your friends and neighbors, online & in-person
☎️ Call your elected officials
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
At the @benandjerrys.bsky.social Party For Our Protest Rights, Johanna Miller, NYCLU’s Education Policy Center Director, shared 3 ways you can fight back against censorship and fascism:
📣 Take to the streets
🫂 Talk to your friends and neighbors, online & in-person
☎️ Call your elected officials
📣 Take to the streets
🫂 Talk to your friends and neighbors, online & in-person
☎️ Call your elected officials
🗣️🗣️ Early voting starts TODAY!
Head to the polls now thru next Sunday (or on Election Day, November 4th) to make your voice heard for the New York you want to live in.
Head to the polls now thru next Sunday (or on Election Day, November 4th) to make your voice heard for the New York you want to live in.
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🗣️🗣️ Early voting starts TODAY!
Head to the polls now thru next Sunday (or on Election Day, November 4th) to make your voice heard for the New York you want to live in.
Head to the polls now thru next Sunday (or on Election Day, November 4th) to make your voice heard for the New York you want to live in.
🗣️ NEW TALENT ANNOUNCED!
There are still tickets available for Monday's concert - get yours now!
www.nyclu.org/sing-out-for...
There are still tickets available for Monday's concert - get yours now!
www.nyclu.org/sing-out-for...
October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🗣️ NEW TALENT ANNOUNCED!
There are still tickets available for Monday's concert - get yours now!
www.nyclu.org/sing-out-for...
There are still tickets available for Monday's concert - get yours now!
www.nyclu.org/sing-out-for...
Thank you to all of the volunteers and our coalition partners that distributed postcards to their friends and neighbors up and down New York State.
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Thank you to all of the volunteers and our coalition partners that distributed postcards to their friends and neighbors up and down New York State.
Today we dropped 2000+ postcards to @governor.ny.gov’s office, each signed by a New Yorker who cares about protecting reproductive freedom and gender-affirming care in our state.
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Today we dropped 2000+ postcards to @governor.ny.gov’s office, each signed by a New Yorker who cares about protecting reproductive freedom and gender-affirming care in our state.
We're in court today to ensure the Trump admin cannot re-detain or deport our client, Mahmoud Khalil, as punishment for his protected speech.
Ideas are not illegal. No administration should be able to weaponize immigration law or unilaterally incarcerate people for sharing opinions they don't like.
Ideas are not illegal. No administration should be able to weaponize immigration law or unilaterally incarcerate people for sharing opinions they don't like.
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We're in court today to ensure the Trump admin cannot re-detain or deport our client, Mahmoud Khalil, as punishment for his protected speech.
Ideas are not illegal. No administration should be able to weaponize immigration law or unilaterally incarcerate people for sharing opinions they don't like.
Ideas are not illegal. No administration should be able to weaponize immigration law or unilaterally incarcerate people for sharing opinions they don't like.
From Buffalo to New York City and all over the state, we took to the streets today to reject the Trump administration’s abuses of power. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From Buffalo to New York City and all over the state, we took to the streets today to reject the Trump administration’s abuses of power. #NoKings
We’re out today joining millions of Americans speaking out to defend our freedoms from a wannabe king. See you out there, New York.
📣 NO KINGS 📣
@dlnyclu.bsky.social
📣 NO KINGS 📣
@dlnyclu.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We’re out today joining millions of Americans speaking out to defend our freedoms from a wannabe king. See you out there, New York.
📣 NO KINGS 📣
@dlnyclu.bsky.social
📣 NO KINGS 📣
@dlnyclu.bsky.social
NO KINGS.
We'll see you in the streets tomorrow.
📸:Scout Tufankjian
We'll see you in the streets tomorrow.
📸:Scout Tufankjian
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
NO KINGS.
We'll see you in the streets tomorrow.
📸:Scout Tufankjian
We'll see you in the streets tomorrow.
📸:Scout Tufankjian
We’re excited to announce the opening of the NYCLU merch store! Join us in gearing up for the fight with new t-shirts, sweatshirts, totes, and more.
To celebrate, we're offering FREE SHIPPING on orders over $30 for the next week - just use code WELCOME at checkout. Shop now: store.nyclu.org
To celebrate, we're offering FREE SHIPPING on orders over $30 for the next week - just use code WELCOME at checkout. Shop now: store.nyclu.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We’re excited to announce the opening of the NYCLU merch store! Join us in gearing up for the fight with new t-shirts, sweatshirts, totes, and more.
To celebrate, we're offering FREE SHIPPING on orders over $30 for the next week - just use code WELCOME at checkout. Shop now: store.nyclu.org
To celebrate, we're offering FREE SHIPPING on orders over $30 for the next week - just use code WELCOME at checkout. Shop now: store.nyclu.org
Invasive surveillance cameras are being installed in classrooms across Nassau County with direct, live feeds to the local county police department, without any oversight or public discussion.
We're filing a FOIL request to demand the contracts, agreements and timeline on this program immediately.
We're filing a FOIL request to demand the contracts, agreements and timeline on this program immediately.
October 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Invasive surveillance cameras are being installed in classrooms across Nassau County with direct, live feeds to the local county police department, without any oversight or public discussion.
We're filing a FOIL request to demand the contracts, agreements and timeline on this program immediately.
We're filing a FOIL request to demand the contracts, agreements and timeline on this program immediately.
NEWS: We're launching an online merch store!
Get your gear starting this Thursday 🛍️
Get your gear starting this Thursday 🛍️
October 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
NEWS: We're launching an online merch store!
Get your gear starting this Thursday 🛍️
Get your gear starting this Thursday 🛍️
We're suing the city of Elmira over its unlawful zoning ordinance that blocked the construction of an affordable, supportive housing development for people with disabilities.
Every New Yorker deserves a safe and affordable place to live, and people with disabilities are no exception.
Every New Yorker deserves a safe and affordable place to live, and people with disabilities are no exception.
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We're suing the city of Elmira over its unlawful zoning ordinance that blocked the construction of an affordable, supportive housing development for people with disabilities.
Every New Yorker deserves a safe and affordable place to live, and people with disabilities are no exception.
Every New Yorker deserves a safe and affordable place to live, and people with disabilities are no exception.
What are you doing on Saturday, October 18?
Join us as we take to the streets from NYC to Buffalo and beyond for No Kings Day of Action to reject the Trump administration's abuses of power.
Find a march near you 👇
Join us as we take to the streets from NYC to Buffalo and beyond for No Kings Day of Action to reject the Trump administration's abuses of power.
Find a march near you 👇
October 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What are you doing on Saturday, October 18?
Join us as we take to the streets from NYC to Buffalo and beyond for No Kings Day of Action to reject the Trump administration's abuses of power.
Find a march near you 👇
Join us as we take to the streets from NYC to Buffalo and beyond for No Kings Day of Action to reject the Trump administration's abuses of power.
Find a march near you 👇
Today, gathered with our friends and allies, we joined together to say HANDS OFF our democracy, our freedom of speech, journalists, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and our protest rights.
🗣️ HANDS OFF NEW YORK CITY
🗣️ HANDS OFF NEW YORK CITY
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today, gathered with our friends and allies, we joined together to say HANDS OFF our democracy, our freedom of speech, journalists, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and our protest rights.
🗣️ HANDS OFF NEW YORK CITY
🗣️ HANDS OFF NEW YORK CITY
Apparently the New York Post felt a way about our agenda for the next mayor of New York City 🧐
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Apparently the New York Post felt a way about our agenda for the next mayor of New York City 🧐
We read banned books 🫶
Let us know what you're reading this #BannedBooksWeek - and see if you can find any of the Banned Books Week bookmarks we've dropped off at bookstores across New York!
Let us know what you're reading this #BannedBooksWeek - and see if you can find any of the Banned Books Week bookmarks we've dropped off at bookstores across New York!
October 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We read banned books 🫶
Let us know what you're reading this #BannedBooksWeek - and see if you can find any of the Banned Books Week bookmarks we've dropped off at bookstores across New York!
Let us know what you're reading this #BannedBooksWeek - and see if you can find any of the Banned Books Week bookmarks we've dropped off at bookstores across New York!
We're challenging the Massapequa School District’s policy preventing trans students from using restrooms and locker rooms aligned with their gender identity.
All students have a right to safe, inclusive learning environments, and trans students are no different.
All students have a right to safe, inclusive learning environments, and trans students are no different.
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We're challenging the Massapequa School District’s policy preventing trans students from using restrooms and locker rooms aligned with their gender identity.
All students have a right to safe, inclusive learning environments, and trans students are no different.
All students have a right to safe, inclusive learning environments, and trans students are no different.
This settlement is just one more way we're fighting to limit the harms of policing while ultimately pushing to transform it.
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This settlement is just one more way we're fighting to limit the harms of policing while ultimately pushing to transform it.