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Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk
Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major civil rights organization, is the Trump administration's latest effort to punish groups it doesn't like.
By Mike Zamore
Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at RiskPodcast
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.
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
Hundreds of people across the country have faced retaliation for exercising their First Amendment right to record ICE and other federal agents deployed in their communities.
By Ellessandra Taormino, Sam LaFrance
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
The Supreme Court recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory voting maps. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting and voting rights in light of this decision.
By ACLU
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
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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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
Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?
By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if...
By Cecillia Wang, Jeffery Robinson, Louise Melling, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if...
By Cecillia Wang, Jeffery Robinson, Louise Melling, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.”...
Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.”...
The Weeknd's Music is Safe Enough for the Super Bowl, but Contraband in Prison
An Arizona prison is denying a Black Muslim man access to the music and religious texts he has requested behind bars.
By Emerson Sykes, Leila Rafei
An Arizona prison is denying a Black Muslim man access to the music and religious texts he has requested behind bars.
By Emerson Sykes, Leila Rafei
Racial Justice Priorities in the Congressional COVID-19 Relief Bill
Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.
By Vania Leveille
Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.
By Vania Leveille
Biden Must Halt Face Recognition Technology to Advance Racial Equity
Face recognition is a threat to not only our constitutional rights, but to people of color and other marginalized groups who are more likely to be...
By Kate Ruane
Face recognition is a threat to not only our constitutional rights, but to people of color and other marginalized groups who are more likely to be...
By Kate Ruane
