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Trump is Attacking a Crucial Fair Housing Rule that Protects Against Discrimination
The disparate impact rule is a long-held housing protection for survivors of domestic violence, women of color and other marginalized groups. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced plans to end the policy.
By Linda Morris, Ashley Johnson
Trump is Attacking a Crucial Fair Housing Rule that Protects Against DiscriminationPodcast
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.
A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho.
By Lisa Francois
A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
With the Department of Homeland Security losing Kristi Noem as secretary and facing a funding crisis, lawmakers have a unique opportunity to advance a new path forward for immigration.
By Naureen Shah
Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
Your Questions Answered: Can Congress Stop President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran?
Amid President Donald Trump's unconstitutional war against Iran, ACLU experts break down who has the power to declare war — and how Congress can assert its war powers.
By Christopher Anders
Your Questions Answered: Can Congress Stop President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran?Podcast
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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Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South
The political strategist joined our podcast to discuss her decades of experience mobilizing voters and fighting against discriminatory voting...
By ACLU
The political strategist joined our podcast to discuss her decades of experience mobilizing voters and fighting against discriminatory voting...
By ACLU
The Time Is Now: Congress Must Pass Citizenship Legislation
Americans delivered a mandate to Congress and President Biden: fix our broken immigration system.
By Brian Tashman, Naureen Shah
Americans delivered a mandate to Congress and President Biden: fix our broken immigration system.
By Brian Tashman, Naureen Shah
The Coordinated Attack on Trans Student Athletes
Opponents of trans rights have moved from attacking trans students in restrooms to attackingtrans students in sports.
By ACLU
Opponents of trans rights have moved from attacking trans students in restrooms to attackingtrans students in sports.
By ACLU
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South
This country watched as the people of Georgia helped deliver both the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats this past election cycle, defying the perception that the state was a Republican stronghold. After Stacey Abrams’ contentious loss in the 2018 race for governor, the effort to thwart...
This country watched as the people of Georgia helped deliver both the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats this past election cycle, defying the perception that the state was a Republican stronghold. After Stacey Abrams’ contentious loss in the 2018 race for governor, the effort to thwart...
President Biden: Stop Funding the Policing of Our Students
To advance racial equity and disability justice, Biden must end federal funding of police in schools.
By West Resendes
To advance racial equity and disability justice, Biden must end federal funding of police in schools.
By West Resendes
Breaking Down Systemic Racism Through Collective Action in the South
As part of our Systemic Equality campaign, over the next two years the ACLU will be investing directly in Southern states and our Southern...
By JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist
As part of our Systemic Equality campaign, over the next two years the ACLU will be investing directly in Southern states and our Southern...
By JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist
How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?
Biden must end the use of detainers and other ICE programs that only bring pain and anguish.
By Brian Tashman
Biden must end the use of detainers and other ICE programs that only bring pain and anguish.
By Brian Tashman
If the Biden Administration Is Serious About Protecting Voting Rights, Here's What It Should Do Immediately
Biden has a real opportunity to restore faith in our democracy and move us closer to an electoral system representative of all Americans.
By Ronald Newman
Biden has a real opportunity to restore faith in our democracy and move us closer to an electoral system representative of all Americans.
By Ronald Newman
My Genderless ID Makes Me Feel Safe
Trans and non-binary people often experience discrimination related to gender markers leading to a fear of violence when we must show our IDs.
By Spencer Garcia
Trans and non-binary people often experience discrimination related to gender markers leading to a fear of violence when we must show our IDs.
By Spencer Garcia
Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Algorithmic technology is deployed to automate, systematize, and optimize every facet of our lives — but at what cost?
By ACLU
Algorithmic technology is deployed to automate, systematize, and optimize every facet of our lives — but at what cost?
By ACLU
