ACLU NOVEMBER DEBRIEF: The ACLU Is Fighting Back Against Trump, Lawsuit Challenges Missouri's Abortion Restrictions Hours After Voters Approve Amendment 3, ACLU Asks Arizona Supreme Court to Extend Curing Deadline After Vote-Count Delays, Trump's Attacks on DEI Reveal Administration's Agenda for Second Term, ACLU Attorney Will Be the First Openly Transgender Advocate to Argue Before Supreme Court, "Illegal, Unconstitutional, and Immoral Attacks": Trump Vows Mass Deportations on Day 1, Biden Must Commute Federal Death Sentences, "We Have a Plan" At Liberty Podcast:, The Trump Memos, Our Action Plan For the Trump Administration 16NOV24

 

Donald Trump has won the presidency and has told us his plans for his second term. But here at the ACLU, we have a comprehensive plan to confront any threat to our civil liberties. We did the same during his first term in office, bringing 434 legal actions against the Trump administration and winning landmark cases on family separation, the U.S. census, and immigrants' rights. We are made for this moment, and we'll continue our fights for abortion access, transgender rights, criminal law reform, and more – so we can defend the rights of all people nationwide. See how your support is helping us prepare for the fight ahead in this month's Debrief.

The ACLU Is Fighting Back Against Trump Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States, after campaigning on promises of targeting immigrants, transgender youth, and other vulnerable communities – and seeking retribution against dissidents and political opponents. The ACLU has a concrete plan to stop the Trump administration from infringing on all our civil liberties. Read more about how we plan to challenge the Trump administration's policies here.

FROM THE FRONT LINES

Lawsuit Challenges Missouri's Abortion Restrictions Hours After Voters Approve Amendment 3 Less than 24 hours after Missouri constituents voted to enshrine reproductive rights in the state's constitution, the ACLU and our partners filed a lawsuit to restore abortion access in the state. This lawsuit is the next step to fulfill the promise of the amendment and make abortion a fundamental right for Missourians. (This link brings you to a third-party website, missouriindependent.com) ACLU Asks Arizona Supreme Court to Extend Curing Deadline After Vote-Count Delays We're calling on the Arizona Supreme Court to extend the curing deadline and ensure that every voter has adequate time to make sure their vote is counted. With over 200,000 ballots left to be counted, voters need sufficient notice and time to correct any problems with their mail-in ballots. (This link brings you to a third-party website, abcnews.go.com) Trump's Attacks on DEI Reveal Administration's Agenda for Second Term President-elect Donald Trump's proposed anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion policies would unravel decades of civil rights progress. During Trump's first term in office, the ACLU filed multiple lawsuits against his administration's anti-DEI policies, aiming to protect fair housing and remove book bans. We are prepared to fight back and win once again. ACLU Attorney Will Be the First Openly Transgender Advocate to Argue Before Supreme Court Last year, Tennessee banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. On December 4, Chase Strangio, the co-director of the ACLU's LGBTQ & HIV Project, will argue before the Supreme Court, challenging the ban. (This link brings you to a third-party website, cnn.com) "Illegal, Unconstitutional, and Immoral Attacks": Trump Vows Mass Deportations on Day 1 As Donald Trump and his incoming administration members continue to target immigrants' rights, the ACLU will be on the front lines – as we were during Trump's first term. Watch as Deirdre Schifeling, chief political and advocacy officer, discusses how the ACLU is preparing for the fight ahead. (This link brings you to a third-party website, msnbc.com) Biden Must Commute Federal Death Sentences Donald Trump has promised to expand the use of the death penalty during his second term. President Biden has the power to commute all federal death sentences before the end of his term and fulfill his campaign promise. In our series on how Biden can use the lame duck period to secure civil liberties and civil rights, we examine how Biden can combat President-elect Trump's plans to greatly expand the death penalty and execute every person on the federal row.

TUNE IN

"We Have a Plan" At Liberty Podcast: W. Kamau Bell, ACLU Artist Ambassador and interim host for our "At Liberty" podcast, sat down with Cecillia Wang, national legal director at the ACLU. Hear more about what we learned from the first Trump administration and how the ACLU is ready to respond now.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Trump Memos In a series of seven memos, the ACLU has detailed the civil rights challenges that a second Trump presidency will present and how we will fight to protect and expand the rights and freedoms of all people. Read our memos detailing our plans to protect voting rights, reproductive healthcare, LGBTQ rights, and more here.

TAKE ACTION

Our Action Plan For the Trump Administration We've fought back against Donald Trump's attacks before – and we're prepared to do it again. Help us protect our civil rights and liberties during his next administration.

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