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Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
By Nora Ahmed
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in LouisianaPodcast
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.
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.
By Louise Melling, Yasmin Cader
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties.
By ACLU
Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI
By Amelia Quezada, Ricardo Mimbela
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From HerePodcast
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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Amidst a Wave of Voter Suppression Bills, Some States Expand Access to the Ballot
The ACLU is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
By Bobby Hoffman
The ACLU is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
By Bobby Hoffman
Punished for a Snapchat: Why Schools Shouldn’t Police Students’ Speech Outside of School
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
New Mexico Showed Us What Protecting Abortion Rights Looks Like
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
Amazon Drivers Placed Under Robot Surveillance Microscope
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
Ending Qualified Immunity Once and For All is the Next Step in Holding Police Accountable
As we approach the first anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, ending the doctrine that often lets officers avoid accountability is critical.
By Ed Yohnka, Julia Decker, Emma Andersson, Aamra Ahmad
As we approach the first anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, ending the doctrine that often lets officers avoid accountability is critical.
By Ed Yohnka, Julia Decker, Emma Andersson, Aamra Ahmad
Sheriff Kristin Graziano and the New Movement for Public Safety
There's a new sheriff in town, and she wants to reimagine public safety with the people of Charleston, South Carolina.
By Frank Knaack
There's a new sheriff in town, and she wants to reimagine public safety with the people of Charleston, South Carolina.
By Frank Knaack
Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.
By Kristen Lee, Monica Hopkins
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.
By Kristen Lee, Monica Hopkins
Is There a New Era for Human Rights on the Horizon?
Here's what we learned from the Biden-Harris administration’s first appearance before the United Nations.
By JoAnn Kamuf Ward, Jamil Dakwar
Here's what we learned from the Biden-Harris administration’s first appearance before the United Nations.
By JoAnn Kamuf Ward, Jamil Dakwar
We Must Abolish Qualified Immunity to Prevent Further Police Harm — Especially for People in Mental Health Crises
When courts are forgiving police for tasing people who are covered in gasoline, things have gone very wrong.
By West Resendes, Somil Trivedi
When courts are forgiving police for tasing people who are covered in gasoline, things have gone very wrong.
By West Resendes, Somil Trivedi
North Carolina Has Spent Decades Attacking Abortion Access. We’re Fighting Back.
In the post-Trump era — with the concern that the balance of the Supreme Court has shifted to an anti-abortion majority — states play an...
By Clara Spera
In the post-Trump era — with the concern that the balance of the Supreme Court has shifted to an anti-abortion majority — states play an...
By Clara Spera
