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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.
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.
By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World CupPodcast
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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What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me About the Fight for Trans Rights
Anti-trans laws aren’t just about bathrooms or sports, they’re about systematically pushing trans individuals out of public life.
By Chase Strangio
Anti-trans laws aren’t just about bathrooms or sports, they’re about systematically pushing trans individuals out of public life.
By Chase Strangio
13 “Woke” Books Banned in DOD Schools
The Department of Defense has banned more than 500 titles from its military schools, alleging the books promote “woke” ideologies about race,...
By ACLU
The Department of Defense has banned more than 500 titles from its military schools, alleging the books promote “woke” ideologies about race,...
By ACLU
The Trump Administration is Banning Books on Military Bases. We Sued.
Censorship in Defense Department K-12 schools violates the First Amendment.
By Sam LaFrance
Censorship in Defense Department K-12 schools violates the First Amendment.
By Sam LaFrance
From Day One, Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Grown More Extreme
Trump has sought every way to terrorize entire communities in a hunt for our immigrant neighbors that will put all of our civil liberties in...
By Sarah Mehta
Trump has sought every way to terrorize entire communities in a hunt for our immigrant neighbors that will put all of our civil liberties in...
By Sarah Mehta
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio
June is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions...
June is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions...
What is Habeas Corpus? Why Does It Matter?
Habeas Corpus has protected our rights since before America’s founding. Today, the Trump administration has threatened to suspend this right to...
By Omar Jadwat
Habeas Corpus has protected our rights since before America’s founding. Today, the Trump administration has threatened to suspend this right to...
By Omar Jadwat
The Supreme Court Cases to Watch
This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
By Lora Strum
This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
By Lora Strum
What Is Due Process?
The Trump administration's latest attack on our rights threatens our ability to defend ourselves from injustice. We won't stand for it.
By Michael Tan
The Trump administration's latest attack on our rights threatens our ability to defend ourselves from injustice. We won't stand for it.
By Michael Tan
George Takei: How the Alien Enemies Act Paved the Way for the Incarceration of My Family
The actor and writer shares with the ACLU why he fears that, in Trump's America, history is repeating itself.
By George Takei
The actor and writer shares with the ACLU why he fears that, in Trump's America, history is repeating itself.
By George Takei
A Quiet Threat to Veterans’ Civil Rights
Harmful interpretations of the Veterans Judicial Review Act risk blocking veterans’ access to federal district courts.
By Michelle Fraling
Harmful interpretations of the Veterans Judicial Review Act risk blocking veterans’ access to federal district courts.
By Michelle Fraling
