Issues

The ACLU of Maryland is building opportunity out of the legacy of segregation.

The ACLU of Maryland works to protect the constitutional rights of children.

ACLU of Maryland's civil rights work focuses on disability rights, gender and sexuality rights, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice, reproductive freedom, and youth rights.

There have been great advances for people with disabilities as a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, but people with disabilities still face discrimination in employment, education, and housing.

The due process clause of the Fourteenth amendment holds that there is a fundamental, constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair and that one will be given notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before the government acts to take away one's life, liberty, or property. There also is a constitutional guarantee that a law shall not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or changeable. For instance, the government cannot imprison someone or take away their children without allowing the person to challenge the government's actions.

ACLU of Maryland's education work focuses on funding, school climate, facilities, and student achievement.

The ACLU works toward adequacy and equity in education funding through policy advocacy and collaborative work with coalition partners in Baltimore City and across Maryland.

ACLU of Maryland's free speech work focuses on speech and assembly, privacy and technology, and religious liberty.

The ACLU of Maryland works to secure gender equality and to ensure that all women and girls are able to lead lives of dignity, free from violence and discrimination. This means working towards a state where all women and girls have equal access to quality education, employment, housing, health, and reproductive freedom.