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The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana seeks to promote, protect and defend the rights, liberties and freedom guaranteed by the U.S. and Indiana Constitutions to all people in Indiana. Our Constitutions authorize and limit governmental actions. For the ACLU of Indiana to become involved in your complaint, there must be some governmental action about which you complain. The “government” is a broad term that can include various agencies and organizations, including municipalities, public schools and the police.

Among the issues we work on are freedom of speech; freedom of religion; government-sponsored religious activities; privacy; discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation or disability; police misconduct; censorship in schools or libraries; fairness in application of school discipline; workplace privacy; access to government documents; inhumane jail and prison conditions and other issues of fair treatment by government.

In general, we do not handle cases that involve such things as:

• evictions
• landlord-tenant disputes
• general disputes between employees and employers
  
• criminal prosecutions
• divorce
• child custody
• wills

If your need for legal assistance involves any of these areas, please click here for other legal resources in Indiana.

The ACLU is neither a government agency nor a general legal services organization. We have limited resources and staff and are unable to pursue every case that comes to our attention. All requests for legal assistance must be submitted in writing. All requests for legal assistance must be submitted in writing, and can be submitted here or by calling our intake line at 317-635-4059, ext. 102.

If you believe your rights have been violated and would like to receive help from the ACLU of Indiana, please click here to fill out our online complaint form.

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