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States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
Amid rampant abuse by federal agents, state legislatures can pass critical laws that allow people to take federal agents to court for violating their rights.
By Emily Reina Dindial
States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights ViolationsPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
Live Coverage: Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Oral Arguments
The ACLU is at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara. Follow live coverage of the fight to defend birthright citizenship.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Oral Arguments
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
As the ACLU fights to protect people’s privacy, playwright Matthew Libby discusses his play about the private companies fueling the government’s surveillance of immigrants.
By Allegra Harpootlian
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
This Women’s History Month, the ACLU looks at how the Trump administration is pushing policies designed to keep women at home.
By Ming-Qi Chu, Ashley Johnson
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights MovementPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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Roe's Overturn Threatens All Reproductive Care
It was a few days after the overturn of Roe v. Wade when a doctor in Louisiana prescribed a medication to make the insertion of an IUD, a form of...
It was a few days after the overturn of Roe v. Wade when a doctor in Louisiana prescribed a medication to make the insertion of an IUD, a form of...
Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too
The safety and dignity of home health aides is inextricably linked with the safety and dignity of those they care for.
By Ashley Johnson
The safety and dignity of home health aides is inextricably linked with the safety and dignity of those they care for.
By Ashley Johnson
Victims of Discrimination Have No Path to Justice Following Supreme Court Decision
The egregious decision leaves little recourse for those who endure discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and disability.
By Urooba Abid
The egregious decision leaves little recourse for those who endure discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and disability.
By Urooba Abid
Federal Judge Finds Arizona’s Prison Health Care Is "Plainly Grossly Inadequate" and Unconstitutional
After a long struggle, a damning ruling affirms what our plaintiffs have endured for years.
By Corene Kendrick, Maria Morris
After a long struggle, a damning ruling affirms what our plaintiffs have endured for years.
By Corene Kendrick, Maria Morris
Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country
For Disability Pride Month, we’re spotlighting a few of our recent battles and wins for disability rights across the country.
By Susan Mizner
For Disability Pride Month, we’re spotlighting a few of our recent battles and wins for disability rights across the country.
By Susan Mizner
Two Generations of Reproductive Rights Advocates on Life After Roe
ACLU Deputy Legal Director Louise Melling and Staff Attorney Chelsea Tejada discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the federal...
By Louise Melling, Chelsea Tejada
ACLU Deputy Legal Director Louise Melling and Staff Attorney Chelsea Tejada discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the federal...
By Louise Melling, Chelsea Tejada
Your Abortions. Your Voices. Your Stories.
People who have had abortions share how abortion access changed their lives.
By ACLU
People who have had abortions share how abortion access changed their lives.
By ACLU
A Radical Supreme Court Term in Review
A look back at wins and losses for civil rights and civil liberties during this transformative term.
By David Cole, Rotimi Adeoye
A look back at wins and losses for civil rights and civil liberties during this transformative term.
By David Cole, Rotimi Adeoye
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony Romero
It’s a precarious time for American democracy. This year, the Supreme Court term resulted in a number of concerning opinions that rollback civil...
It’s a precarious time for American democracy. This year, the Supreme Court term resulted in a number of concerning opinions that rollback civil...
The Supreme Court Benches the Separation of Church and State
The court has adopted an approach that would see the lines between church and state hopelessly blurred, if not eliminated altogether.
By Heather L. Weaver, Daniel Mach
The court has adopted an approach that would see the lines between church and state hopelessly blurred, if not eliminated altogether.
By Heather L. Weaver, Daniel Mach
