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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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We Can Uphold Free Speech and Hold President Trump Accountable
As our board’s second call for Trump’s impeachment makes clear, our allegiance has always been, and remains, with the Constitution.
By Anthony D. Romero
As our board’s second call for Trump’s impeachment makes clear, our allegiance has always been, and remains, with the Constitution.
By Anthony D. Romero
Special Edition: ACLU Responds to Events at the U.S. Capitol
On Wednesday, pro-Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying the electoral college decision to elect Vice President Biden to be the next President of the United States. At the ACLU, we watched aghast like many of you at home. What we saw was a dangerous...
On Wednesday, pro-Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying the electoral college decision to elect Vice President Biden to be the next President of the United States. At the ACLU, we watched aghast like many of you at home. What we saw was a dangerous...
For Muslims, Even Prayers Aren't Private
The sale of a prayer app's user data is just the latest example of ongoing government surveillance endured by Muslim communities.
By ACLU
The sale of a prayer app's user data is just the latest example of ongoing government surveillance endured by Muslim communities.
By ACLU
Requiring Men but not Women to Register for the Draft is Sex Discrimination
That’s why we’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to end this practice.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
That’s why we’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to end this practice.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
For Muslims, Even Prayers Aren't Private
We generate droves of personal data every time we use the apps on our phones, make a call, make an online purchase. We all hope that data is kept private, hidden away from people or entities that might want to surveil us, but sometimes it isn’t.
We generate droves of personal data every time we use the apps on our phones, make a call, make an online purchase. We all hope that data is kept private, hidden away from people or entities that might want to surveil us, but sometimes it isn’t.
Clearview's Dangerous Misreading of the First Amendment Could Spell the End of Privacy Laws
The face surveillance company claims it has a First Amendment right to capture our faceprints without our consent. It is wrong.
By Vera Eidelman
The face surveillance company claims it has a First Amendment right to capture our faceprints without our consent. It is wrong.
By Vera Eidelman
Pamela Winn Fights the Shackling of Pregnant People
Winn’s story highlights why pregnant people should never be shackled. She is fighting to ensure they aren’t.
By Pamela Winn, Filmmakers of WINN
Winn’s story highlights why pregnant people should never be shackled. She is fighting to ensure they aren’t.
By Pamela Winn, Filmmakers of WINN
50 Years Into the War on Drugs, Biden-Harris can Fix the Harm It Created
The war on drugs has failed, and Americans on the right and left are ready for it to end.
By Udi Ofer
The war on drugs has failed, and Americans on the right and left are ready for it to end.
By Udi Ofer
Black Life Deserves More Than Meaningless Commissions
The Trump administration botched its attempt at police reform. The incoming Biden-Harris administration has the opportunity to fix those mistakes.
By Paige Fernandez
The Trump administration botched its attempt at police reform. The incoming Biden-Harris administration has the opportunity to fix those mistakes.
By Paige Fernandez
New Law Requires Federal Agents to Identify Themselves to Protesters
Secret police forces patrolling our neighborhoods in response to protests is unacceptable.
By Kate Oh
Secret police forces patrolling our neighborhoods in response to protests is unacceptable.
By Kate Oh
