News & Commentary

As many Americans stare down the end of their sixth month of social distancing, we are re-running a conversation we recorded back in April, that still has relevance to our lives today. 

Six voters share why they want to vote by mail, and why it should be an option for all voters.

By ACLU

As a deadly pandemic rages on, the stakes could not be higher. We need judges who understand how lopsided and cruel our system of mass...

By Andrea Woods

In a victory for the separation of church and state, a Tennessee school district must stop sponsoring official prayers and imposing religion on...

By Heather L. Weaver

We don’t yet know how long it will take, but what’s certain already is that Election 2020 will be one for the history books.

By ACLU

For the launch of our podcast series, At the Polls, we are answering your questions about voting in the lead up to the election. Our first question is: What will election night look like in a global pandemic?

Make your plan to vote, starting with your state’s vote by mail options: aclu.org/voter.

By Molly McGrath

Too often, our immigration system is used as a tool of discrimination and oppression, rather than as a tool of justice, and the consequences are dire.

By ACLU

Immigrant communities are often asked to “get right with the law,” but is the law right in the first place? That’s what our guest Alina Das asks in her new book No Justice in the Shadows. She taps her experience as the daughter of immigrants and as an immigration attorney to ask whether...

It's time that we abolish the doctrine and begin funneling resources away from law enforcement and into community services.

By April Rodriguez