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Know Your Rights
Mar 03, 2025
Know Your Rights: Stopped by Police
  • Justice Reform|
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Stopped by Police

Being stopped by police is a stressful experience that can go bad quickly. Here we describe what the law requires and also offer strategies for handling police encounters.
Know Your Rights
Feb 03, 2025
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Interacting with ICE & Law Enforcement: Service Providers (EN/ES)

Know Your Rights
Jan 23, 2025
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
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Immigrant Students and Families (EN/ES)

Immigrant students and their families have the right to access public education and resources without fear of discrimination or intimidation.
Know Your Rights
Jan 23, 2025
Know Your Rights: LGBTQ+ Rights in Employment,  Housing, & Public Accommodations
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

LGBTQ+ Rights in Employment, Housing, & Public Accommodations

Know Your Rights
Jan 09, 2025
Know Your Rights: Interacting with ICE
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Interacting with ICE & Law Enforcement (EN/ES)

In Delaware and other parts of the United States, you have rights and legal protections even if you are not a U.S. citizen. Knowing what rights, you have is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family. Here’s what you should do if you encounter ICE agents in your community.
Know Your Rights
Dec 19, 2024
Know Your Rights: Demonstrations and Protests
  • Free Speech|
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Demonstrations and Protests

The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It includes everything from speaking and holding signs to symbolic speech. It also protects arranging peaceful marches and assemblies on certain public lands.
Know Your Rights
Nov 20, 2024
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Trans & Gender Diverse Youth

The ACLU of Delaware is committed to advocating for the safety, dignity, and protection of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth because their rights are human rights.
Know Your Rights
Aug 07, 2024
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Breastfeeding in Communal Spaces

Know Your Rights
May 22, 2023
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KYR: Social Media Blocking by Public Officials

Public officials increasingly use social media to communicate with their constituents and the public. As a result, many people are asking about the constitutionality of public officials blocking members of the public on social media.