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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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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
Why We Need the Post Office to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Roughly 50 percent of Black families do not have access to affordable financial services. The post office can close that gap.
By Rakim Brooks
Roughly 50 percent of Black families do not have access to affordable financial services. The post office can close that gap.
By Rakim Brooks
Sheriff Kristin Graziano Wants to End Racist Policing
Last summer, protesters and organizers called for a racial reckoning and a change to how our country's policies. In the wake of those protests, a sheriff’s race in Charleston County, South Carolina took shape with a reform-minded candidate Kristin Graziano taking on an establishment incumbent....
Last summer, protesters and organizers called for a racial reckoning and a change to how our country's policies. In the wake of those protests, a sheriff’s race in Charleston County, South Carolina took shape with a reform-minded candidate Kristin Graziano taking on an establishment incumbent....
Racial Justice and Civil Liberties: An Inseparable History at the ACLU
Over the past century, the ACLU’s work to combat racial discrimination has grown, evolved, and deepened.
By Ellis Cose
Over the past century, the ACLU’s work to combat racial discrimination has grown, evolved, and deepened.
By Ellis Cose
How the Stimulus Can Help Decriminalize Poverty
Poverty isn't a moral failing, and it shouldn't be a crime.
By Emma Andersson
Poverty isn't a moral failing, and it shouldn't be a crime.
By Emma Andersson
Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance
Sometimes what's sold as progress is anything but.
By Jay Stanley
Sometimes what's sold as progress is anything but.
By Jay Stanley
Behind Closed Doors: The Traumas of Domestic Work in the U.S.
The U.S. government's failure to act has allowed domestic worker abuse to continue unchecked.
By Eva Lopez, Leila Rafei
The U.S. government's failure to act has allowed domestic worker abuse to continue unchecked.
By Eva Lopez, Leila Rafei
Unless Biden Acts, Trump’s Assault on Human Rights will Continue
We are asking a court for protection from Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
By Leila N. Sadat
We are asking a court for protection from Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
By Leila N. Sadat
State Senator Sarah McBride on Making History and Affirming Trans Lives
Sen. McBride is a powerful example of how trans people are building a more inclusive public life.
By ACLU
Sen. McBride is a powerful example of how trans people are building a more inclusive public life.
By ACLU
Beyond the Bans: State Attacks on Abortion in 2021
In the first months of 2021, two states passed abortion bans, and several more could soon join them. But there are also more subtle and nefarious...
By Jessica Arons
In the first months of 2021, two states passed abortion bans, and several more could soon join them. But there are also more subtle and nefarious...
By Jessica Arons
