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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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After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force
Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP...
By Madhuri Grewal
Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP...
By Madhuri Grewal
The Saga of The Scottsboro Boys
The case of the Scottsboro Boys provided an unforgettable window into the South’s brutal system of justice — and how it failed Black Americans.
By Ellis Cose
The case of the Scottsboro Boys provided an unforgettable window into the South’s brutal system of justice — and how it failed Black Americans.
By Ellis Cose
Dallas Police Killed My Unarmed Son. Their Brutality is a Global Problem.
My only son was murdered by a Dallas police officer. It's time we demand an end to the routine killing of Black people by the police in America.
By Collette Flanagan
My only son was murdered by a Dallas police officer. It's time we demand an end to the routine killing of Black people by the police in America.
By Collette Flanagan
The Supreme Court Term No One Expected
The Supreme Court term just came to a dramatic close. We saw wins for LGBTQ plus rights, DACA recipients, abortion rights, Native American tribal authority and a vindication that executive privilege is not absolute. But it wasn't all good news. The court issued a blistering rebuke on the rights...
The Supreme Court term just came to a dramatic close. We saw wins for LGBTQ plus rights, DACA recipients, abortion rights, Native American tribal authority and a vindication that executive privilege is not absolute. But it wasn't all good news. The court issued a blistering rebuke on the rights...
Supreme Court Correctly Rules that Trump is Not Above the Law
Decisions on Trumps’ tax return uphold the system of checks and balances.
By Steven R. Shapiro, Sam Shapiro
Decisions on Trumps’ tax return uphold the system of checks and balances.
By Steven R. Shapiro, Sam Shapiro
How Reproductive Justice is Part of an Anti-Racist Agenda
Renee Bracey Sherman joins At Liberty to discuss reproductive justice, the power of abortion storytelling, and more.
By ACLU
Renee Bracey Sherman joins At Liberty to discuss reproductive justice, the power of abortion storytelling, and more.
By ACLU
Police in Schools Continue to Target Black, Brown, and Indigenous Students with Disabilities. The Trump Administration Has Data That’s Likely to Prove It.
The Department of Education has collected, but has not yet released, data from the 2017-2018 school year that will likely show the disproportionate...
By West Resendes
The Department of Education has collected, but has not yet released, data from the 2017-2018 school year that will likely show the disproportionate...
By West Resendes
Lives are at Stake. Will Congress Act?
Four key actions the Senate can take to protect marginalized communities and the most vulnerable people in the United States.
By Shayna Strom
Four key actions the Senate can take to protect marginalized communities and the most vulnerable people in the United States.
By Shayna Strom
How Reproductive Justice Is Part of an Anti-Racist Agenda
The calls of activists have forced a national reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy in our country. That reckoning has led us to an examination of systems that exert control over Black lives, from policing to reproductive health care. There is a long history of the ways that reproductive...
The calls of activists have forced a national reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy in our country. That reckoning has led us to an examination of systems that exert control over Black lives, from policing to reproductive health care. There is a long history of the ways that reproductive...
Voting by Mail is Essential for Voters with Disabilities, but it’s Not Enough
A do’s and don'ts guide to increase accessibility for voters with disabilities.
By ACLU
A do’s and don'ts guide to increase accessibility for voters with disabilities.
By ACLU
