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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 AngelesPodcast
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.
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.
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in 2022 on behalf of professors forced to censor race and gender in their instruction.
By Leah Watson
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever
Hundreds of thousands of Washington residents oppose the Trump administration’s continued deployment of the National Guard. The only way to make sure this never happens again is to make D.C. a state
By Monica Hopkins
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than EverPodcast
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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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
From Punishment to Promise: The Power of Redemption
The criminal legal system is too often steered by a desire for vengeance. Clemency is the vehicle to correct that.
By Preston Shipp
The criminal legal system is too often steered by a desire for vengeance. Clemency is the vehicle to correct that.
By Preston Shipp
In Pompeo’s New Hierarchy of Rights, Religion and Property, Not Humans, Are at the Top
Pompeo’s ideologically motivated initiative aims to quash equal protection of human rights and dignity, and we must reject it.
By Jamil Dakwar
Pompeo’s ideologically motivated initiative aims to quash equal protection of human rights and dignity, and we must reject it.
By Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Seeks Information on Government’s Aerial Surveillance of Protesters
The government is using a deeply invasive, coordinated aerial surveillance campaign to monitor Black Lives Matter protests, gather information, and...
By Jay Stanley, Nicola Morrow
The government is using a deeply invasive, coordinated aerial surveillance campaign to monitor Black Lives Matter protests, gather information, and...
By Jay Stanley, Nicola Morrow
Undocumented Youth Won on DACA, but Trump’s a Sore Loser. So What’s Next?
Our fight for permanent protections for Dreamers and a humane immigration system continues.
By Andrea Flores
Our fight for permanent protections for Dreamers and a humane immigration system continues.
By Andrea Flores
