"El Congreso no promulgará ninguna ley... que limite la libertad de expresión, de prensa o del pueblo para reunirse pacíficamente y solicitar al Gobierno la reparación de agravios". - Primera Enmienda a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos

No es coincidencia que la libertad de expresión sea la primera libertad mencionada en la Primera Enmienda. La libertad de investigación y la libre expresión son características de una sociedad democrática y de una ciudadanía informada. Pero históricamente, en momentos de tensión nacional y amenazas a la democracia (reales o imaginarias), los derechos de la Primera Enmienda se ven sometidos a una enorme presión. Lo estamos viendo hoy en mayores llamados a la censura, niveles sin precedentes de prohibición de libros e intentos de borrar las identidades y expresiones LGBTQ+.

La ACLU de Delaware defiende firmemente la libertad de expresión y el papel fundamental que desempeña en el empoderamiento de nuestras comunidades. El libre intercambio de ideas enriquece y mejora la vida de todos, especialmente de los más marginados y privados de sus derechos debido a la desigualdad sistémica. Desde el desarrollo de recursos para mantener a la gente informada sobre sus derechos de la Primera Enmienda hasta extensas batallas legales para defender la garantía constitucional de esos derechos, nuestro trabajo para proteger la libertad de expresión y las personas que ejercen esa libertad es interminable.

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**Datos de la Oficina para la Libertad Intelectual de ALA y el Proyecto de Avance del Movimiento

Legislative Priorities

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Priorties: Privacy

The rapid expansion of digital surveillance and collection of sensitive personal information poses a serious threat to individual privacy and civil liberties. In Delaware, we must protect sensitive personal information and ensure it cannot be weaponized against our communities.

During the 2025 legislative session, we are advocating for the Delaware General Assembly to pass legislation to: 

  1. Protect non-HIPAA covered, privately held health information from being used in attacks on or prosecutions of health care, including reproductive and gender-affirming health care. 
     

  2. Expand the Shield Law to explicitly protect individuals and providers from federal and out-of-state actions seeking to restrict reproductive or gender-affirming care.  
     

  3. Ban reverse warrants that enable unconstitutional government surveillance of anyone in a certain location during a certain time or who sought certain information through online searches.  
     

  4. Close the data purchasing loophole by prohibiting government entities, including law enforcement, from bypassing warrant requirements by purchasing personal data from data brokers or collectors. 
     

  5. Prohibit the use of state resources, information, and personnel to assist in anti-civil rights federal actions to protect immigrants, abortion access, access to gender-affirming care and First Amendment-protected rights.

Our Priorities

Know Your Rights

A.Know Your Rights

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Information

When you know what the law says, you can better protect yourself and your community. Our Know Your Rights work will help you learn more about what your rights are, how to exercise them, and what to do when your rights are violated. 

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Resources

You can work alongside us and your fellow Delawareans to make sure our civil liberties are protected. Please use this form to request materials for your community outreach work if you reside or work in Delaware

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Trainings

Interested in hosting a Know Your Rights training? Our Know Your Rights trainings provide valuable information to help you understand and protect your rights in various situations, such as demontrations and protests, interacting with law enforcement and more.

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TAKE ACTION

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Urge Gov. Meyer to Protect Delawareans' Civil Liberties

Governor Meyer has already demonstrated strong leadership when it comes to pushing back against policies that endanger immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, those seeking reproductive healthcare, and students.  

We need you to send a message to Governor Meyer thanking him for his commitments thus far and urging him to immediately issue an Executive Order refusing to cooperate with any action by the federal government’s that could deny Delawareans their constitutional rights.  

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