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Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
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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 are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.
By Yasmin Cader
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.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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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
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