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‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats
Families share how Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order upended their hopes, and forced them to consider early births or leaving the U.S.
By Hibah Ansari, Lora Strum
‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship ThreatsPodcast
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.
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 Violations
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 StatePodcast
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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A Chinese American Scientist and His Family Are Battling the FBI’s Profiling in Court
We must secure justice for Professor Xi and other scientists who have long been harmed by the FBI’s discriminatory profiling and surveillance.
By Patrick Toomey, Ashley Gorski
We must secure justice for Professor Xi and other scientists who have long been harmed by the FBI’s discriminatory profiling and surveillance.
By Patrick Toomey, Ashley Gorski
More Surveillance Isn’t the Answer to the SolarWinds Hack
The existing surveillance apparatus is already expansive and especially dangerous to communities of color, Muslims, and immigrants.
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
The existing surveillance apparatus is already expansive and especially dangerous to communities of color, Muslims, and immigrants.
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won’t End White Supremacy
On At Liberty, Hina Shamsi breaks down how domestic terrorism laws will harm communities of color.
By Jacob deCastro
On At Liberty, Hina Shamsi breaks down how domestic terrorism laws will harm communities of color.
By Jacob deCastro
Doctors Agree: Gender-Affirming Care is Life-Saving Care
Arkansas has become the first state to pass a bill banning health care for transgender youth and 16 other states have introduced similar legislation.
By ACLU
Arkansas has become the first state to pass a bill banning health care for transgender youth and 16 other states have introduced similar legislation.
By ACLU
Why New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won't End White Supremacy
From a Capitol insurrection to multiple mass shootings, recent violence is prompting an old debate: Does the U.S. need a domestic terrorism law? And if not, how do we quell this violence? Our guest today, Hina Shamsi, the Director of the National Security Project at the ACLU, says we don’t need...
From a Capitol insurrection to multiple mass shootings, recent violence is prompting an old debate: Does the U.S. need a domestic terrorism law? And if not, how do we quell this violence? Our guest today, Hina Shamsi, the Director of the National Security Project at the ACLU, says we don’t need...
The Links Between Racialized and Gender-Based Violence
Racialized and gender-based violence are deeply intertwined and rooted in prejudice and discrimination. Recognizing this is just the starting point...
By Sandra Park
Racialized and gender-based violence are deeply intertwined and rooted in prejudice and discrimination. Recognizing this is just the starting point...
By Sandra Park
There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With ‘Vaccine Passports’
Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Student Debt is a Racial Justice Issue. Here’s What President Biden Can Do to Help.
Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and...
By Rakim Brooks, Ashley C. Harrington
Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and...
By Rakim Brooks, Ashley C. Harrington
Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
Miller, a leading voice for survivors of sexual violence and an emerging artist, joined our podcast this week.
By ACLU
Miller, a leading voice for survivors of sexual violence and an emerging artist, joined our podcast this week.
By ACLU
The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
