Discrimination

Every day people of color, immigrants, women and people with disabilities face unfair and unequal treatment. Share your story, so ACLU-DE can help end discriminatory practices for all.

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Despite progress that has been made over the past 50 years, various forms of discrimination regularly occur in our society.

Too often people of color, women, immigrants, victims of religious bigotry, members of the LGBT community and people with disabilities encounter prejudice and unfair treatment.

HOW THE ACLU FIGHTS DISCRIMINATION:

  • Challenging racial profiling practices by police;
  • Protecting the rights of immigrants and citizens targeted as undocumented;
  • Defending the rights of teenagers to make reproductive health care decisions without notifying their parents;
  • Supporting laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities, and much more.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

The ACLU works to ensure that all people, no matter what race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or physical or mental condition, receive fair and equal treatment under the law.

The Latest

News & Commentary
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From the Executive Director: You Belong at ACLU’s National Membership Conference!

This post is part of our Spring 2018 issue of Connection, our quarterly newsletter. To read the whole newsletter, click here.
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The Rights of Transgender Students in Delaware

The ACLU is helping Gavin Grimm fight discriminatory policies against transgender people in Virginia. This comes after the U.S. Department of Justice said public schools are no longer obligated to allow transgender students to use the restroom that fits their gender identity.
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From the Executive Director: It’s Time for an Equal Rights Amendment!

This post is part of our Summer 2016 issue of Connection, our quarterly newsletter. To read the whole newsletter, click here.
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April 12 is Equal Pay Day

Learn more about equal pay day at one of the events the ACLU of Delaware is cosponsoring.
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Aug 10, 2016

ACLU-DE Attorneys represent transgender prisoner on civil rights violations

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Dec 30, 2015

A Perfect Storm of Bad Policing

n September, we filed suit on behalf of a Delaware couple subjected to the unlawful and excessive use of force by the Delaware State Police as the result of a perfect storm of bad policing.
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Aug 06, 2015

Standing Up for Inmates with Mental Health Issues in Solitary Confinement

At the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, people with mental illnesses have been warehoused in solitary confinement for years on end, living in 8’x11’ cells for 23 to 24 hours a day.
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May 04, 2015

Case Docket: A Roundup of Our Recent Legal Work

Voting Rights, Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights, Freedom of Religion, Preventing Economic Discrimination, Student Access to School Library Materials, and Racial Discrimination in Municipal Employment. We've been busy.