This past week, Indiana was devastated by historic flooding, taking at least seven lives and displacing over 1,000 of our neighbors. Eligible Hoosiers can apply for assistance through the State Disaster Relief Fund Individual Assistance form: https://bit.ly/4xaF4JY

After a decade of litigation, a major First Amendment victory: An appeals court has upheld a permanent ruling blocking Indiana from punishing Planned Parenthood for providing patients with info and referrals about legal out-of-state abortion care. More: https://bit.ly/4xTcmgU

It’s National Week of Action Against ALPRs. Indiana needs CLEAR limits on how ALPRs can be used and REAL accountability when those limits are violated. Learn more about our ALPR campaign: https://bit.ly/3RRlTFW

📣 This November, Dignity is on the ballot! 🗳️ The deadline to register to vote is October 5. Learn more about our Dignity for All campaign and stay tuned for an announcement of a special kickoff event! https://www.aclu-in.org/campaigns-initiatives/dignity-for-all/

ICE is set to purchase thousands of gloves capable of producing a painful electric shock to those they grasp, according to reporting from the Associated Press. This is just the latest in a slew of concerning developments from the agency. Read the full AP story here: https://bit.ly/3UfEA6K

Applications are open through Friday, August 21, for Democracy Designers, our advocacy engagement cohort for Hoosiers who want to build skills, connect with others, and take action on the issues shaping their communities. Apply here: https://bit.ly/45k56yi

Democracy needs poll workers. 🗳️ Safeguarding our elections and making sure every eligible voter can make their voice heard is more important than ever. This National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, sign up to serve your community at the polls. Learn more: https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote

Mass surveillance does not keep us safe. Tell your senators to vote NO on CORCA: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-corca

Four years after abortion was banned in Indiana, we’re still fighting for reproductive freedom. On September 10, we’ll be before the Indiana Supreme Court challenging the ban and defending Hoosiers’ right to make deeply personal decisions in accordance with their own beliefs.

A federal court just blocked Attorney General Todd Rokita from enforcing his unconstitutional investigative demand against Exodus Refugee Immigration. Read more: www.aclu-in.org/press-releas...

We're less than 100 days from Election Day. Check your registration or register: https://indianavoters.in.gov/

Indiana’s new immigration law, the so-called “FAIRNESS Act,” does not erase your constitutional rights. Read and share our full Indiana Know Your Rights guide: https://www.aclu-in.org/know-your-rights/immigration-enforcement/

This Saturday, August 1, ACLU-IN will be on the ground at the Hoosier Hospitality March sharing voter resources and standing in solidarity for our immigrant community, and we’re looking for volunteers to join us. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3RC0h00

No voter should have to defend their political beliefs or be questioned under oath about how they voted. The Indiana Recount Commission made the right call by rejecting these subpoenas and protecting Hoosier voters from overt intimidation. https://bit.ly/3TJnzl7

Voter subpoenas denied in recount of narrow Indiana Senate Republican primary • Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Indiana Recount Commission rejected a request to question voters under oath about how they cast their ballots in what is now a three-vote margin from May's Republican primary for an Indiana Senate seat.

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We’re halfway through this year’s Banned Book Club, but there’s still time to join us for our final three books! Register to join the club and receive the Zoom link for our virtual meetings: https://www.mobilize.us/acluin/event/922098/

We filed two lawsuits on behalf of Andranik Grigoryan over the medical neglect and unjustified force he experienced while detained by ICE at Miami Correctional Facility. No one in immigration detention is outside the protection of the Constitution. Read more: https://bit.ly/3RDCZqy

The Americans with Disabilities Act became law because disabled people organized, protested and demanded their civil rights. Today, we honor the movement that won the ADA and continue the fight to remove barriers for accessibility.

Keep exposing ICE abuse. ICE is tearing families apart, terrorizing communities and taking lives. We cannot let the violence become normal or disappear from public attention. Keep talking about it. Keep documenting it. Keep demanding an end to it.

The Supreme Court's June 25 ruling has put hundreds of thousands of TPS holders at risk, even as Haiti and Syria remain under the State Department's highest travel warning: Level 4: Do Not Travel. Check the USCIS and E-Verify websites for the latest updates.

Stevie Wonder is one of the most influential musicians of our time and a tireless advocate for disability rights, especially for children with disabilities. This Disability Pride Month, we’re celebrating his art, advocacy and lasting impact.

Indiana chose to expand ICE detention inside a prison already marked by abuse and neglect. IndyStar’s investigation details severe understaffing, missed medications, untreated medical needs, and allegations that the extent of the crisis was concealed. www.indystar.com/story/news/i...

Deaths, delays, 'fake' data: How Braun’s ICE prison deal fueled a medical crisis

Gov. Mike Braun flung open the prison's doors to house ICE detainees. Medical staffers said they were unprepared for the influx.

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Behind every detention bed, government contract and ICE flight is a family being torn apart. This powerful Mother Jones investigation documents the real cost of Indiana’s growing immigration enforcement system and the Hoosiers organizing against it.

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Indiana, ICE, and the destruction of immigrant families

Indiana is ending a program that helps minority- and women-owned businesses access state contracts. Using the Equal Protection Clause to attack efforts to address discrimination betrays the very thing it's meant to protect. Read the full IBJ article: https://bit.ly/3R8FCjX

🗳️Join ACLU staff this Saturday, July 18, for Sidewalks to the Ballot Box at the following events: 📍 Carmel Clay Public Library | 12-2 p.m. | Register: https://bit.ly/4w7iCRA 📍 Monroe County Courthouse Lawn | 6-8 p.m. | Register: https://bit.ly/4w63BiY

Yesterday, an ICE agent fatally shot 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero during an operation in Biddeford, Maine. His death demands an independent investigation and real accountability.

We're suing Monroe County officials over dangerous and unconstitutional conditions at the county jail. Nearly two decades after officials promised a solution, people are still being confined in an inadequate facility. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fxdcJF

Join us next Saturday for Sidewalks to the Ballot Box! 🗳️ 📢 In-Person: 📍 Carmel Clay Public Library | 12-2 p.m. ET 💻 Register: https://www.mobilize.us/acluin/event/977100/ 📍 Monroe Co. Courthouse in Bloomington | 6-8 p.m. ET 💻 Register: https://www.mobilize.us/acluin/event/961161/

Sidewalks to the Ballot Box: Day of Chalk Sign-up · American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana

Join the ACLU and participate in a COUNTY-WIDE (Hamilton/Monroe/Brown/Jackson) Day of Get Out the Vote Chalking for the upcoming Mid-term elections. Date: Saturday, July 18th, 2026! Fill out the information below to host your own local chalking even...

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Everyone deserves the opportunity to live, work, and live freely. We’ll never stop fighting for that right. #DisabilityPrideMonth

This year, we launched OUT in INDY to highlight LGBTQ+ Hoosiers shaping our communities, culture, movements, and fight for our rights across Indianapolis. Read the blog: https://www.aclu-in.org/news/out-in-indy-celebrating-queer-voices-stories-and-community/

Jose Benavides waited 35 years for this moment. After decades of living, working, and raising a family in the U.S., he became one of 76 people naturalized in Indianapolis this week. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vdVP5d