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⚖️ Courts | 🏛 Legislature | 🗣 Communities to protect civil liberties for all in Delaware.
⚖️ Courts | 🏛 Legislature | 🗣 Communities to protect civil liberties for all in Delaware.
As the holiday approaches, join us in making space during the Thanksgiving celebration to acknowledge that all land in Delaware is Indigenous land.
Participating in Thanksgiving with integrity means moving beyond the familiar tales of kind-hearted pilgrims and one-dimensional Native Americans.
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Participating in Thanksgiving with integrity means moving beyond the familiar tales of kind-hearted pilgrims and one-dimensional Native Americans.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
As the holiday approaches, join us in making space during the Thanksgiving celebration to acknowledge that all land in Delaware is Indigenous land.
Participating in Thanksgiving with integrity means moving beyond the familiar tales of kind-hearted pilgrims and one-dimensional Native Americans.
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Participating in Thanksgiving with integrity means moving beyond the familiar tales of kind-hearted pilgrims and one-dimensional Native Americans.
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We spoke out and it worked – there’s an update in Ocean View!
After sustained public pushback, the town has introduced a revised and constitutionally sound ordinance that protects mask-wearing, spontaneous demonstrations, and accessible permitting.
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After sustained public pushback, the town has introduced a revised and constitutionally sound ordinance that protects mask-wearing, spontaneous demonstrations, and accessible permitting.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We spoke out and it worked – there’s an update in Ocean View!
After sustained public pushback, the town has introduced a revised and constitutionally sound ordinance that protects mask-wearing, spontaneous demonstrations, and accessible permitting.
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After sustained public pushback, the town has introduced a revised and constitutionally sound ordinance that protects mask-wearing, spontaneous demonstrations, and accessible permitting.
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🚨 TAKE ACTION 🚨
Delawareans have been clear - we do not want our law enforcement, state agencies, and personnel, and local taxpayer dollars to serve the administration’s attempts to target our immigrant neighbors.
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Delawareans have been clear - we do not want our law enforcement, state agencies, and personnel, and local taxpayer dollars to serve the administration’s attempts to target our immigrant neighbors.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚨 TAKE ACTION 🚨
Delawareans have been clear - we do not want our law enforcement, state agencies, and personnel, and local taxpayer dollars to serve the administration’s attempts to target our immigrant neighbors.
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Delawareans have been clear - we do not want our law enforcement, state agencies, and personnel, and local taxpayer dollars to serve the administration’s attempts to target our immigrant neighbors.
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Accidentally twinning, intentionally fighting for civil liberties. The ACLU-DE fleece club is officially in session.
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Accidentally twinning, intentionally fighting for civil liberties. The ACLU-DE fleece club is officially in session.
On November 6, Seaford Police Department Delaware State Police responded to a request by ICE for assistance in detaining a man Lowe’s in Seaford.
❌ It is still unclear whether ICE possessed a valid judicial warrant.
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❌ It is still unclear whether ICE possessed a valid judicial warrant.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
On November 6, Seaford Police Department Delaware State Police responded to a request by ICE for assistance in detaining a man Lowe’s in Seaford.
❌ It is still unclear whether ICE possessed a valid judicial warrant.
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❌ It is still unclear whether ICE possessed a valid judicial warrant.
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If you’re considering an abortion, know this: abortion is safe, legal, and protected in Delaware. Everyone deserves access to the care that’s right for them, without stigma, shame, or barriers.
Learn more about your options and where to access care from our community partners:
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Learn more about your options and where to access care from our community partners:
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November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If you’re considering an abortion, know this: abortion is safe, legal, and protected in Delaware. Everyone deserves access to the care that’s right for them, without stigma, shame, or barriers.
Learn more about your options and where to access care from our community partners:
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Learn more about your options and where to access care from our community partners:
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Dover showed up and pushed back. 🗣️
Community members gathered at a Dover City Council meeting to rally against a proposed “pedestrian safety” ordinance.
Thanks to public pressure, Dover City Council moved the ordinance back to committee for further review. Community power works. 💪
Community members gathered at a Dover City Council meeting to rally against a proposed “pedestrian safety” ordinance.
Thanks to public pressure, Dover City Council moved the ordinance back to committee for further review. Community power works. 💪
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Dover showed up and pushed back. 🗣️
Community members gathered at a Dover City Council meeting to rally against a proposed “pedestrian safety” ordinance.
Thanks to public pressure, Dover City Council moved the ordinance back to committee for further review. Community power works. 💪
Community members gathered at a Dover City Council meeting to rally against a proposed “pedestrian safety” ordinance.
Thanks to public pressure, Dover City Council moved the ordinance back to committee for further review. Community power works. 💪
Have you spotted our ACLU-DE policy team, SJAs, or campaign managers out in the community lately?
We’re everywhere these days, hosting Activist Trainings, showing up at neighborhood events, and connecting with Delawareans who are ready to take action. If you see us, stop by and say hello!
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We’re everywhere these days, hosting Activist Trainings, showing up at neighborhood events, and connecting with Delawareans who are ready to take action. If you see us, stop by and say hello!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Have you spotted our ACLU-DE policy team, SJAs, or campaign managers out in the community lately?
We’re everywhere these days, hosting Activist Trainings, showing up at neighborhood events, and connecting with Delawareans who are ready to take action. If you see us, stop by and say hello!
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We’re everywhere these days, hosting Activist Trainings, showing up at neighborhood events, and connecting with Delawareans who are ready to take action. If you see us, stop by and say hello!
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The Firewall for Freedom continues. 🔥
🎙️ Our premiere episode just dropped: "Refuse to Cooperate: Building a Wall of Resistance."
This episode connects the ACLU’s century-long history of refusing unjust laws to the tools we have today: knowing our rights and resisting federal overreach.
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🎙️ Our premiere episode just dropped: "Refuse to Cooperate: Building a Wall of Resistance."
This episode connects the ACLU’s century-long history of refusing unjust laws to the tools we have today: knowing our rights and resisting federal overreach.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Firewall for Freedom continues. 🔥
🎙️ Our premiere episode just dropped: "Refuse to Cooperate: Building a Wall of Resistance."
This episode connects the ACLU’s century-long history of refusing unjust laws to the tools we have today: knowing our rights and resisting federal overreach.
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🎙️ Our premiere episode just dropped: "Refuse to Cooperate: Building a Wall of Resistance."
This episode connects the ACLU’s century-long history of refusing unjust laws to the tools we have today: knowing our rights and resisting federal overreach.
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On Nov 6, Wilmington sent a clear message: immigrant families belong here.
Wilmington City Council unanimously backed a resolution urging the city to avoid contracts with any entity collaborating with ICE, affirming that our community’s safety will not be compromised by federal overreach.
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Wilmington City Council unanimously backed a resolution urging the city to avoid contracts with any entity collaborating with ICE, affirming that our community’s safety will not be compromised by federal overreach.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On Nov 6, Wilmington sent a clear message: immigrant families belong here.
Wilmington City Council unanimously backed a resolution urging the city to avoid contracts with any entity collaborating with ICE, affirming that our community’s safety will not be compromised by federal overreach.
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Wilmington City Council unanimously backed a resolution urging the city to avoid contracts with any entity collaborating with ICE, affirming that our community’s safety will not be compromised by federal overreach.
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Marriage equality stands. 🏳️🌈
The Supreme Court declined to take up a case attacking Obergefell, and marriage equality remains the law of the land.
At ACLU-DE, our commitment is unwavering: equality is non-negotiable, and we’ll keep fighting for every LGBTQ+ Delawarean today and everyday.
The Supreme Court declined to take up a case attacking Obergefell, and marriage equality remains the law of the land.
At ACLU-DE, our commitment is unwavering: equality is non-negotiable, and we’ll keep fighting for every LGBTQ+ Delawarean today and everyday.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Marriage equality stands. 🏳️🌈
The Supreme Court declined to take up a case attacking Obergefell, and marriage equality remains the law of the land.
At ACLU-DE, our commitment is unwavering: equality is non-negotiable, and we’ll keep fighting for every LGBTQ+ Delawarean today and everyday.
The Supreme Court declined to take up a case attacking Obergefell, and marriage equality remains the law of the land.
At ACLU-DE, our commitment is unwavering: equality is non-negotiable, and we’ll keep fighting for every LGBTQ+ Delawarean today and everyday.
Record turnout nationwide proved it: when voting is accessible, people vote. 🗳️ Delaware should be next.
Let’s make same-day registration, no-excuse absentee voting, and strong early voting part of our state constitution.
Get involved: aclu-de.org/evc
Let’s make same-day registration, no-excuse absentee voting, and strong early voting part of our state constitution.
Get involved: aclu-de.org/evc
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Record turnout nationwide proved it: when voting is accessible, people vote. 🗳️ Delaware should be next.
Let’s make same-day registration, no-excuse absentee voting, and strong early voting part of our state constitution.
Get involved: aclu-de.org/evc
Let’s make same-day registration, no-excuse absentee voting, and strong early voting part of our state constitution.
Get involved: aclu-de.org/evc
Our 40th Annual Kandler Celebration brought together more than 150 ACLU-DE community members to celebrate our supporters, donors, and advocates who make this work possible.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our 40th Annual Kandler Celebration brought together more than 150 ACLU-DE community members to celebrate our supporters, donors, and advocates who make this work possible.
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Our local leaders work for us and together, we can hold them to it.
This next step in our Activist Training Series, you’ll learn the skills to organize, ask bold questions, and keep Delaware moving toward justice for all.
📅 New Castle – Nov. 12
📅 Dover – Nov. 20
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This next step in our Activist Training Series, you’ll learn the skills to organize, ask bold questions, and keep Delaware moving toward justice for all.
📅 New Castle – Nov. 12
📅 Dover – Nov. 20
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November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our local leaders work for us and together, we can hold them to it.
This next step in our Activist Training Series, you’ll learn the skills to organize, ask bold questions, and keep Delaware moving toward justice for all.
📅 New Castle – Nov. 12
📅 Dover – Nov. 20
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This next step in our Activist Training Series, you’ll learn the skills to organize, ask bold questions, and keep Delaware moving toward justice for all.
📅 New Castle – Nov. 12
📅 Dover – Nov. 20
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The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection apply to every person in America, regardless of immigration status.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection apply to every person in America, regardless of immigration status.
🩺 Healthcare is a civil rights issue. In Delaware, too many people especially Black, Brown, immigrant, disabled, LGBTQ+, and low-income communities who still face systemic barriers to care.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🩺 Healthcare is a civil rights issue. In Delaware, too many people especially Black, Brown, immigrant, disabled, LGBTQ+, and low-income communities who still face systemic barriers to care.
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✨ What a night!
Thank you to Deborah Archer, our attendees, and our incredible host committee for making Meet the Mission a powerful reminder of community convening.
Thank you to Deborah Archer, our attendees, and our incredible host committee for making Meet the Mission a powerful reminder of community convening.
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
✨ What a night!
Thank you to Deborah Archer, our attendees, and our incredible host committee for making Meet the Mission a powerful reminder of community convening.
Thank you to Deborah Archer, our attendees, and our incredible host committee for making Meet the Mission a powerful reminder of community convening.
Oral arguments were heard Wednesday at the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais, seeking to limit the voting power of Black voters in Louisiana and to dismantle one of the few remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Section 2, protecting against racial discrimination in voting.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Oral arguments were heard Wednesday at the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais, seeking to limit the voting power of Black voters in Louisiana and to dismantle one of the few remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Section 2, protecting against racial discrimination in voting.
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🚨 The Kandler Auction is LIVE! 🚨
From powerful artwork to one-of-a-kind experiences, every bid helps protect and expand civil rights here in Delaware. Your participation fuels our fight for justice and every dollar raised goes toward defending the rights and freedoms of our neighbors.
From powerful artwork to one-of-a-kind experiences, every bid helps protect and expand civil rights here in Delaware. Your participation fuels our fight for justice and every dollar raised goes toward defending the rights and freedoms of our neighbors.
October 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🚨 The Kandler Auction is LIVE! 🚨
From powerful artwork to one-of-a-kind experiences, every bid helps protect and expand civil rights here in Delaware. Your participation fuels our fight for justice and every dollar raised goes toward defending the rights and freedoms of our neighbors.
From powerful artwork to one-of-a-kind experiences, every bid helps protect and expand civil rights here in Delaware. Your participation fuels our fight for justice and every dollar raised goes toward defending the rights and freedoms of our neighbors.
This isn’t a monarchy, and we’re not subjects.
From Wilmington to Georgetown, we’re standing together to demand accountability and defend our rights. New locations have been added statewide. Find your nearest protest, start time, and RSVP link on our website. Power belongs to the people. Always.
From Wilmington to Georgetown, we’re standing together to demand accountability and defend our rights. New locations have been added statewide. Find your nearest protest, start time, and RSVP link on our website. Power belongs to the people. Always.
October 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This isn’t a monarchy, and we’re not subjects.
From Wilmington to Georgetown, we’re standing together to demand accountability and defend our rights. New locations have been added statewide. Find your nearest protest, start time, and RSVP link on our website. Power belongs to the people. Always.
From Wilmington to Georgetown, we’re standing together to demand accountability and defend our rights. New locations have been added statewide. Find your nearest protest, start time, and RSVP link on our website. Power belongs to the people. Always.
✨ Project Return: Justice Reform Open-Mic Night was a powerful evening of truth, resilience, and art.
We heard the voices of those directly impacted by incarceration, stories of return, resistance, and hope. A big thank you to every artist and attendee who celebrated community and reentry.
We heard the voices of those directly impacted by incarceration, stories of return, resistance, and hope. A big thank you to every artist and attendee who celebrated community and reentry.
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
✨ Project Return: Justice Reform Open-Mic Night was a powerful evening of truth, resilience, and art.
We heard the voices of those directly impacted by incarceration, stories of return, resistance, and hope. A big thank you to every artist and attendee who celebrated community and reentry.
We heard the voices of those directly impacted by incarceration, stories of return, resistance, and hope. A big thank you to every artist and attendee who celebrated community and reentry.
We’ll discuss how to protect the right to vote for those impacted by the criminal legal system, reduce incarceration for technical violations, and ensure every Delawarean’s voice is heard at the ballot box.
🎟️ Register now: 🔗 www.aclu-de.org/en/events/to...
🎟️ Register now: 🔗 www.aclu-de.org/en/events/to...
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’ll discuss how to protect the right to vote for those impacted by the criminal legal system, reduce incarceration for technical violations, and ensure every Delawarean’s voice is heard at the ballot box.
🎟️ Register now: 🔗 www.aclu-de.org/en/events/to...
🎟️ Register now: 🔗 www.aclu-de.org/en/events/to...
Rights, creativity, and pumpkins! 🎃 Check out our national ACLU carving stencils on the website and tag us in your photos!
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October 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rights, creativity, and pumpkins! 🎃 Check out our national ACLU carving stencils on the website and tag us in your photos!
🔗 www.aclu-de.org/en/news/free...
🔗 www.aclu-de.org/en/news/free...
🛑 Authoritarian tactics aren’t the answer to public safety.
Read the latest from our Executive Director, Mike Brickner: 🔗
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Read the latest from our Executive Director, Mike Brickner: 🔗
baytobaynews.com/stories/bric...
October 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🛑 Authoritarian tactics aren’t the answer to public safety.
Read the latest from our Executive Director, Mike Brickner: 🔗
baytobaynews.com/stories/bric...
Read the latest from our Executive Director, Mike Brickner: 🔗
baytobaynews.com/stories/bric...
Across the U.S., the ACLU is tracking more than 615 bills targeting LGBTQ+ people and many of these bills also threaten the rights of people with intersex traits.
Everyone in every body deserves the right to live openly and authentically, free from discrimination or political attacks.
Everyone in every body deserves the right to live openly and authentically, free from discrimination or political attacks.
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Across the U.S., the ACLU is tracking more than 615 bills targeting LGBTQ+ people and many of these bills also threaten the rights of people with intersex traits.
Everyone in every body deserves the right to live openly and authentically, free from discrimination or political attacks.
Everyone in every body deserves the right to live openly and authentically, free from discrimination or political attacks.