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Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
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: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.
By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World CupPodcast
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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Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.
As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ progress report is mixed.
By Naureen Shah, Jonathan Blazer
As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ progress report is mixed.
By Naureen Shah, Jonathan Blazer
The ACLU National Advocacy Institute is Building the Next Generation of Leaders — Including Me
Since attending the institute, I've put my passions into practice in my community, but I'm just getting started. There are hundreds of stories just...
By Aaron Booe
Since attending the institute, I've put my passions into practice in my community, but I'm just getting started. There are hundreds of stories just...
By Aaron Booe
The UN’s George Floyd Resolution is a Vital Step Toward International Accountability
It’s now up to the Biden administration to take bold action on international human rights and racial justice.
By Christine Eldabh, Jamil Dakwar, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
It’s now up to the Biden administration to take bold action on international human rights and racial justice.
By Christine Eldabh, Jamil Dakwar, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Do Black Americans Have the Right to Bear Arms?
Anti-Blackness determined the inclusion of the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights, and has informed the unequal and racist application of gun...
By Ines Santos
Anti-Blackness determined the inclusion of the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights, and has informed the unequal and racist application of gun...
By Ines Santos
Texas Voting Rights Attacks Warrant Congressional Action
On the first anniversary of John Lewis’ passing, attacks on voting rights throughout the nation are still happening. Congress and President Biden...
By Sophia Lin Lakin
On the first anniversary of John Lewis’ passing, attacks on voting rights throughout the nation are still happening. Congress and President Biden...
By Sophia Lin Lakin
The International Olympic Committee is Failing Black Women
Black women are required to alter their bodies and practices, inside and out, simply to step onto the playing field.
By Ria Tabacco Mar, ReNika Moore, Schanelle Saldanha
Black women are required to alter their bodies and practices, inside and out, simply to step onto the playing field.
By Ria Tabacco Mar, ReNika Moore, Schanelle Saldanha
Inequity Starts the Day a Child is Born
To effect systemic change, we must make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent and ensure it reaches all children.
By Rakim Brooks, Emma Mehrabi
To effect systemic change, we must make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent and ensure it reaches all children.
By Rakim Brooks, Emma Mehrabi
Do Black People Have the Right to Bear Arms?
In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This...
In 2021, the U.S. experienced over 200 mass shootings. Americans are more likely to be killed at the hands of firearms than in vehicles. This...
Five Things to Know About Gender-Affirming Health Care
Here’s what transgender youth, their parents, and doctors have said about Arkansas’ ban on gender affirming care.
By ACLU
Here’s what transgender youth, their parents, and doctors have said about Arkansas’ ban on gender affirming care.
By ACLU
I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
