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Flex Your Rights (Flex) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit launched in 2002. Our mission is to eradicate constitutional illiteracy in the USA. To accomplish this, we create and distribute the most compelling, trustworthy, and practical know-your-rights media content in the universe.

Success Online & On the Streets

The Flex Your Rights YouTube channel has surpassed 29 million views and 85 thousand subscribers. Our original articles are regularly featured in popular blogs including The Huffington Post, Reason Magazine, AlterNet, and Gizmodo.

And in addition to changing individual lives for the better, our work fights injustices and disparities in the criminal justice system by…

• Building better case law by packing courts with more sympathetic and intelligent plaintiffs

• Empowering community activists push back against unjust stop-and-frisks and other invasive police practices, and

• Influencing entire police departments to respect citizens’ constitutional rights

Constitutional Literacy Toolkit

In addition to our comprehensive web-based resources, we’ve produced and distributed more than 33 thousand copies of our original DVDs. Both titles are regularly screened in hundreds of college and high school classrooms. They are also embraced by police instructors, student and community activists, lawyers, and concerned parents.

• 10 Rules for Dealing with Police
  Our newest 40-minute DVD is the most sophisticated and entertaining movie of its kind. Narrated by the legendary trial lawyer William “Billy” Murphy, Jr. (from HBO’s The Wire), this multi-language (English, Spanish, and Arabic) resource provides proven survival strategies for dealing with racial profiling and police abuse.

• BUSTED: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters
  Our first DVD, BUSTED has become a cult classic. Humor and helpful tips combine to make this video a must-see for Bill of Rights lovers. Narrated by retired ACLU director Ira Glasser, BUSTED realistically depicts the pressure and confusion of common police situations.

Future Video Projects

We are currently working to complete the budget for our next feature film, Not Guilty: A Juror’s Guide to Protecting Good People from Bad Laws.