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One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next.
By Anthony D. Romero
One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump AdministrationPodcast
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 Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties.
By ACLU
Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI
By Amelia Quezada, Ricardo Mimbela
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground
As executions surged to their highest level in years, public support, jury verdicts, and new death sentences continued a historic decline—exposing a punishment sustained by political power, not public will.
By Cassandra Stubbs
Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing GroundPodcast
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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Local Officials: Pledge to Divest from Police and Reinvest in Black Communities
To achieve substantive change, local officials need to make these three important commitments to their communities on police reform.
By ACLU
To achieve substantive change, local officials need to make these three important commitments to their communities on police reform.
By ACLU
SCOTUS Must Now Ensure LGBTQ People Are Not Turned Away From Taxpayer-Funded Programs
The Supreme Court’s next case about LGBTQ rights could gut long-standing laws against discrimination.
By Rose Saxe
The Supreme Court’s next case about LGBTQ rights could gut long-standing laws against discrimination.
By Rose Saxe
How is Face Recognition Surveillance Technology Racist?
If police are authorized to deploy invasive face surveillance technologies against our communities, these technologies will unquestionably be used...
By Kade Crockford
If police are authorized to deploy invasive face surveillance technologies against our communities, these technologies will unquestionably be used...
By Kade Crockford
A Landmark Supreme Court Decision Affirms LGBTQ Rights
It’s been over 50 years since Black and Brown trans women led the revolutionary Stonewall Riots, fighting back against police brutality and discrimination and launching a movement for equality. Today, we celebrate another incredible landmark in the fight for LGBTQ rights. In a 6 to 3 decision,...
It’s been over 50 years since Black and Brown trans women led the revolutionary Stonewall Riots, fighting back against police brutality and discrimination and launching a movement for equality. Today, we celebrate another incredible landmark in the fight for LGBTQ rights. In a 6 to 3 decision,...
What Today's Supreme Court Ruling Means for the LGBTQ Community
The ruling is a landmark win for LGBTQ rights, but there's more to be done to achieve full equality in the workplace.
By Rose Saxe
The ruling is a landmark win for LGBTQ rights, but there's more to be done to achieve full equality in the workplace.
By Rose Saxe
We Won't Address Our Mass Incarceration Crisis Until We Rethink Our Approach to "Violent Crime"
Advocacy and litigation strategies have too often reinforced dichotomies between "violent" and "nonviolent" crime. That is a mistake.
By April Rodriguez
Advocacy and litigation strategies have too often reinforced dichotomies between "violent" and "nonviolent" crime. That is a mistake.
By April Rodriguez
Supreme Court Says Firing Workers Because They Are LGBTQ Is Unlawful Discrimination
This win is important, but the only way to get comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people is to pass the Equality Act.
By James Esseks
This win is important, but the only way to get comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people is to pass the Equality Act.
By James Esseks
Congress Can Lead the Charge on Divesting From Law Enforcement
The acknowledgment that Black Lives Matter demands bold and visionary leadership at the national level.
By Kanya Bennett
The acknowledgment that Black Lives Matter demands bold and visionary leadership at the national level.
By Kanya Bennett
Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines
Freelance reporter Jared Goyette, a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit seeking justice for journalists who endured police violence whiel covering...
By ACLU
Freelance reporter Jared Goyette, a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit seeking justice for journalists who endured police violence whiel covering...
By ACLU
My Abortion Allowed Me to Control My Own Destiny. Millions of Others Deserve The Same Chance.
Your ability to have an abortion shouldn't depend on where you work or where you live. Access to abortion is freedom, and the Supreme Court must...
By Minouche Kandel
Your ability to have an abortion shouldn't depend on where you work or where you live. Access to abortion is freedom, and the Supreme Court must...
By Minouche Kandel
