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Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections
New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.
By Hibah Ansari
Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech ProtectionsPodcast
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...
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Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
By Hibah Ansari
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing ConditionsPodcast
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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
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"The Very Prescription is to Stay Home": What it’s Like to be Evicted During a Global Pandemic
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
For Love and For Life, LGBTQ People Are Not Going Back
Long before marriage equality was before the U.S. Supreme Court, the ACLU fought for LGBTQ rights.
By Marcia M. Gallo
Long before marriage equality was before the U.S. Supreme Court, the ACLU fought for LGBTQ rights.
By Marcia M. Gallo
The U.S. Postal Service Was Never a Business. Stop Treating it Like One.
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security. Its Tactics are Fearsome.
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
Not Just a Bad President, Trump is a “Holmesian Bad Man.” Act Accordingly.
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Amendment 4 is Back in Court as Florida Fights Our Victory Over its Modern-Day Poll Tax
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
Tracking Apps are Unlikely to Help Stop COVID-19
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops
In the last month, we’ve seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear...
In the last month, we’ve seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear...
Retired Federal Probation Officer: Stop Sending People to COVID-Filled Prisons Unnecessarily
No one should be thrown in jail for a frivolous charge — especially during a pandemic. Unfortunately, that's often not the case.
By Mark Buckwalter
No one should be thrown in jail for a frivolous charge — especially during a pandemic. Unfortunately, that's often not the case.
By Mark Buckwalter
Clemency, Redemption, and Justice: A Personal Story
My release granted me more than freedom. It was a chance at redemption.
By Jason Hernandez
My release granted me more than freedom. It was a chance at redemption.
By Jason Hernandez
