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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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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
I Am Who I Am and I Deserve an ID to Match
Having an accurate ID should be a right for everybody, whether you’re trans, cis, or nonbinary.
By Erica Aries
Having an accurate ID should be a right for everybody, whether you’re trans, cis, or nonbinary.
By Erica Aries
The Expiration of the CARES Act Could Force Thousands Back into Federal Prisons
This is a mistake. Keeping people out of prison is the best way to slow the spread of COIVD-19 and save lives.
By Milo Inglehart
This is a mistake. Keeping people out of prison is the best way to slow the spread of COIVD-19 and save lives.
By Milo Inglehart
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump
The riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump’s presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that “This is not America.” Our guest, ACLU deputy legal director, Jeff Robinson would disagree. The...
The riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump’s presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that “This is not America.” Our guest, ACLU deputy legal director, Jeff Robinson would disagree. The...
How to Build Systemic Equality After Trump
“Asking America to deal with its history of white supremacy, and to recognize how deeply that is engrained in our founding documents and in our...
By ACLU
“Asking America to deal with its history of white supremacy, and to recognize how deeply that is engrained in our founding documents and in our...
By ACLU
New Government Tracking System Paves the Way for Expanded Role of Drones
The FAA's new drone tracking regulations represent a major step in expanding the prevalence of drones in American life.
By Jay Stanley
The FAA's new drone tracking regulations represent a major step in expanding the prevalence of drones in American life.
By Jay Stanley
This is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good
The systemic abuses of ICE make communities less safe — especially when they act in tandem with law enforcement through programs like 287(g), ICE...
By Naureen Shah
The systemic abuses of ICE make communities less safe — especially when they act in tandem with law enforcement through programs like 287(g), ICE...
By Naureen Shah
To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality
It’s not enough to take racist policies off the books. We must pursue systemic equality.
By ReNika Moore, Rakim Brooks
It’s not enough to take racist policies off the books. We must pursue systemic equality.
By ReNika Moore, Rakim Brooks
Abolishing Guam’s Colonial Past Must Include Protecting Access to Abortion
Our island needs to decolonize politically and culturally—and that includes leaving restrictions on abortion to history.
By Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua
Our island needs to decolonize politically and culturally—and that includes leaving restrictions on abortion to history.
By Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua
What It’s Like to Face a Deadly Pandemic Behind Bars
Four formerly incarcerated people share their stories about what it’s like to be incarcerated during the pandemic, while friends and family...
By Leila Rafei
Four formerly incarcerated people share their stories about what it’s like to be incarcerated during the pandemic, while friends and family...
By Leila Rafei
