American Civil Liberties Union : Multimedia : Video

To educate the public about the ACLU's work in the defense of civil liberties, we create print and online advertising, interactive features, host audio chats and provide videos of speeches and press briefings.

Video

Freedom Alert: Why Marriage Matters
Three Couples. Three minutes. They show us in their video why marriage matters. Why we must save the fundamental right to marry in California on Election Day.

Blog: See it Now: Supreme Court Briefing 2008-09
Every autumn, just before the Supreme Court starts a new term, the ACLU invites the press corps to a briefing where our lawyers explain the relevance and impact of upcoming cases. See what the reporters saw in Washington, D.C.

Blog: Always Practice Safe Voting
Do you practice safe voting? The ACLU presents its top 10 "safe voting" tips. Voting is fun and exhilarating, but never to be taken lightly. Be sure to always act safely and responsibly when exercising your right to vote. It's how to make your vote count.

ACLU Freedom Alert: Roe v. Wade Under Fire
We may not all feel the same way about abortion, but we can agree that these are private decisions. Everyone's life and circumstances are different; we must respect people's personal choices even if we wouldn't make the same decision. Measure 11 would take these profoundly personal decisions out of the hands of women and their families. We can't let this happen.

Freedom Alert: California Marriage in Danger!

Young Americans Talk About the Constitution
Do college-age kids care about the Constitution? Do they even know about it? See what some University of Mississippi students have to say about our nation’s founding document. They speak angst and hope, knowing their future depends on defending what the Constitution stands for.

The Faces of Constitution Voters
Are you a Constitution Voter? We were in Mississippi last Friday for the first presidential debate, and found the Ole Miss campus crawling with students who care about the Constitution. Many of them pledged to vote based on how well they think candidates will uphold the Constitution

Freedom Alert: We Could Lose Marriage
If Matt Coles, the director of the ACLU LGBT Project, is worried about losing marriage in California – we should all be worried.

Great Decision in Our Transgender Discrimination Case Against the Library of Congress!
The ACLU has won our case on behalf of Diane Schroer, a retired Army Colonel who was offered a job as a terrorism research analyst at the Library of Congress, only to have the offer rescinded when she told her future supervisor that she was in the process of gender transition.

Happy Constitution Day!
Today's Constitution Day. On this day in 1787, 39 delegates signed the U.S. Constitution. (We think this is just as deserving of huge fireworks displays and parades that the Fourth of July gets, and it even has cooler weather. But we digress.) Today's a big deal for us civil liberties types.

Your Papers, Please...
The fact is, the Bush administration is on the verge of instituting such a draconian, invasive national ID system.

Make Every Vote Count
When presidential elections can be determined by only a few votes, we need to make sure that every vote counts. But an untold number of Americans are convinced their stay in prison will keep them from the voting booth for the rest of their lives.

NYCLU to Denver Police: What Not to Do This Week
Just as thousands of political protesters descend upon Denver — and Denver police prep their makeshift prison warehouse — the NYCLU today released startling new footage from New York's arrest-marred protests four years ago.

It's Official -- California's Death Penalty is a Multi-Million Dollar Failure. Now What?
A panel of experts, including 10 law enforcement officers and prosecutors, unanimously agrees that California's death penalty is utterly broken. To fix it, we'll need to spend over $200 million per year.

Steve & Sekou's Unabridged: Graphics You Can Use
Here are some graphics you can use on the Web, in e-mail, wherever you can to help get the word out.

The ACLU Freedom Files TV Series Now on 2-Disc Set at Retail Outlets
The premiere season of The ACLU Freedom Files, an unprecedented new television series from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and award-winning producer/director Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films (Outfoxed, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price), will be released on DVD on Tuesday, July 25th. The 2-disc set, which will offer subtitles in Spanish, Arabic, and closed captioning for the hearing impaired, will retail for $24.95

Freedom Files

The ACLU Freedom Files - Episode Synopses

2004 Membership Conference Raised Issues and Debate
Watch speeches by Richard Clarke, Seymour Hersh, Howard Dean, plus a video of The History of the ACLU.

Landmark Post- 9/11 Cases Before Supreme Court
Watch Steven R. Shapiro, ACLU Legal Director, speak at a press briefing.

ACLU Press Briefing on Legal Challenge to "No-Fly" List
ACLU Files First Nationwide Challenge to "No-Fly" List, Saying Government List Violates Passengers' Rights.

CAPPS II: Passenger Screening and Privacy Concerns
Watch Laura Murphy (left), Director of the ACLU's Washington Legislative office, speak at the National Press Club event (RealOne Player required).

2003 Inaugural Membership Conference
Watch speeches by Executive Director Anthony Romero and President Nadine Strossen, an award presentation to Muhammad Ali and more (RealOne Player required).

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