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Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short.
By Chad Marlow
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties ThreatPodcast
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.
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
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.
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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
Police Divestment Efforts Must Include Universities
Young people on campuses around the country are calling for an end to private university policing.
By Sanjali De Silva
Young people on campuses around the country are calling for an end to private university policing.
By Sanjali De Silva
Prosecutors Disappoint During the Pandemic — 3rd Edition
The third post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks at...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
The third post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks at...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When...
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When...
Prosecutors Disappoint During Pandemic — 2nd Edition
The second post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
The second post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
Communities Deserve Better Than Bayonets and Grenade Launchers: The Defense 1033 Program Must End Now
The 1033 program is the vehicle that enables militarized responses against protestors, at the Southern border, and to advance the failed drug war.
By Kanya Bennett
The 1033 program is the vehicle that enables militarized responses against protestors, at the Southern border, and to advance the failed drug war.
By Kanya Bennett
Prosecutors Disappoint During the Pandemic
The first post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC, LA,...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
The first post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC, LA,...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
How I Finally Met John Lewis
John Lewis will continue to be a force in all of our lives, and his legacy is a reminder that the arc of justice does not bend easily — and...
By Susan N. Herman
John Lewis will continue to be a force in all of our lives, and his legacy is a reminder that the arc of justice does not bend easily — and...
By Susan N. Herman
