Bruce Springsteen performs on stage after recieving the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science, and Sports at the ACLU's 2026 Biennial Leadership Conference,Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Colin Kaepernick, left, is presented with the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science, and Sports by Deborah Archer at the ACLU's 2026 Biennial Leadership Conference,Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Bruce Springsteen performs the song “Streets of Minneapolis” after receiving the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports at the ACLU Awards Ceremony at Washington Hilton on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Colin Kaepernick is awarded by Deborah Archer (R), ACLU Board President, with the newly-established ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports at the ACLU Awards Ceremony at Washington Hilton on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Bruce Springsteen performs the song “Streets of Minneapolis” after receiving the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports at the ACLU Awards Ceremony at Washington Hilton on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick speaks after receiving the newly-established ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports at the ACLU Awards Ceremony at Washington Hilton on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Colin Kaepernick is awarded by Deborah Archer (R), ACLU Board President, with the newly-established ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports at the ACLU Awards Ceremony at Washington Hilton on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick speaks after receiving the newly-established ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports at the ACLU Awards Ceremony at Washington Hilton on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)