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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 DecisionPodcast
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.
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 Cup
‘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.
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The Promise of Systemic Equality Starts at Home
Last month, we called on the Biden administration to reckon with systemic racism. We're doing that work at our own organization too though.
By Sophie Kim Goldmacher
Last month, we called on the Biden administration to reckon with systemic racism. We're doing that work at our own organization too though.
By Sophie Kim Goldmacher
I Refused to Become an FBI Informant, and the Government Put Me on the No Fly List
With the help of the ACLU, I’m bringing a lawsuit to challenge the government’s actions.
By Ahmad Chebli
With the help of the ACLU, I’m bringing a lawsuit to challenge the government’s actions.
By Ahmad Chebli
ICE’s Watchdog Agency Confirms Dangerous Conditions in Arizona Immigration Detention Facility
The conditions highlighted in this report are shocking, but not unusual. ICE detention is plagued by dangerous conditions and abuse of detained...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Yvette Borja
The conditions highlighted in this report are shocking, but not unusual. ICE detention is plagued by dangerous conditions and abuse of detained...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Yvette Borja
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
