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Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide
The ACLU, ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund reached a landmark settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over the state’s failure to implement its own Indigenous education law.
By Lisa Francois
Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education NationwidePodcast
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...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short.
By Chad Marlow for Tracking ALPR Cameras
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.Podcast
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...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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Waiting for the End of Taxpayer-Funded Hiring Discrimination
By Dena Sher
By Dena Sher
House to Vote on Endless Worldwide War Next Week
A sleeper provision tucked deep inside the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would be a new law for this president and all his...
By Sam Milgrom
A sleeper provision tucked deep inside the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would be a new law for this president and all his...
By Sam Milgrom
California Sentencing Reform Should Allow the Time to Fit the Crime
By Allen Hopper
By Allen Hopper
Florida Law Punishes Poor People for Being Poor
By Rachel Bloom
By Rachel Bloom
The CIA Weighs In: Torture Did Not Help Find Bin Laden
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
Sentencing Children to Die in Prison
By Rachel Myers
By Rachel Myers
Equality for Email!
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
More Eyes Needed on Congress as they Prepare to Vote on Worldwide War Authorization
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
Debunking the Mythical "Sharia Threat" to Our Judicial System
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
House Gets Ready to Vote on New Worldwide War
We hope that further debate in Congress in the weeks ahead will allow for a more in-depth examination of unchecked authority to wage worldwide war.
By Sam Milgrom
We hope that further debate in Congress in the weeks ahead will allow for a more in-depth examination of unchecked authority to wage worldwide war.
By Sam Milgrom