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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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Decarceration and Crime During COVID-19
Our data finds that crime rates decreased in nearly every city this spring compared to the same period the year prior.
By ACLU Analytics
Our data finds that crime rates decreased in nearly every city this spring compared to the same period the year prior.
By ACLU Analytics
Permission Required to Change Your Tampon
This could be the first line of a dystopian novel, but it’s actually part of the 2020 bar exam.
By Anna Jessurun
This could be the first line of a dystopian novel, but it’s actually part of the 2020 bar exam.
By Anna Jessurun
Should We Abolish the Police?
As calls to "defund the police" evolve to "abolish the police," At Liberty takes a look at what abolition means, and what a world without police...
By ACLU
As calls to "defund the police" evolve to "abolish the police," At Liberty takes a look at what abolition means, and what a world without police...
By ACLU
Border Patrol Violently Assaults Civil Rights and Liberties
Ending Border Patrol’s long-standing abuses and impunity requires divestment, accountability, and removing the agency from U.S. communities.
By Andrea Flores, Shaw Drake
Ending Border Patrol’s long-standing abuses and impunity requires divestment, accountability, and removing the agency from U.S. communities.
By Andrea Flores, Shaw Drake
Should We Abolish The Police?
Since the protests decrying the murder of George Floyd began in May, the institution of American policing has taken center stage. Activists are calling for change, and the phrase "defund the police" can be heard in cities across the country. As the concept of slashing police budgets and...
Since the protests decrying the murder of George Floyd began in May, the institution of American policing has taken center stage. Activists are calling for change, and the phrase "defund the police" can be heard in cities across the country. As the concept of slashing police budgets and...
As Overdoses Spike During Coronavirus, Treating Addiction in Prisons and Jails is a Matter of Life and Death
MAT saves lives. It's time we offer it to incarcerated people as a matter of policy.
By Joseph Longley
MAT saves lives. It's time we offer it to incarcerated people as a matter of policy.
By Joseph Longley
This Canadian Company is Bankrolling the Predatory Bail Industry
Fairfax Financial CEO Prem Watsa claims to champion anti-Black racism. So why is his company bankrolling bail insurance?
By Udi Ofer, Scott Roberts
Fairfax Financial CEO Prem Watsa claims to champion anti-Black racism. So why is his company bankrolling bail insurance?
By Udi Ofer, Scott Roberts
The Looming Unspoken Crisis: How a Pandemic Exacerbates the Unjust Exclusions Wrought by the Criminal System
How the COVID-19 pandemic's impact has the potential to wreak havoc on an often forgotten population.
By Amreeta Mathai, Twyla Carter, Dylan Hayre
How the COVID-19 pandemic's impact has the potential to wreak havoc on an often forgotten population.
By Amreeta Mathai, Twyla Carter, Dylan Hayre
Let Me Vote: My Voting Rights as a Blind Man are the Same as Everybody Else’s
There's still work to be done to make sure the right to vote applies to everyone, including people with disabilities.
By Jim Dickson
There's still work to be done to make sure the right to vote applies to everyone, including people with disabilities.
By Jim Dickson
McDonald’s is Hiding Policies That Perpetuate Systemic Racism Behind Woke-Washing
McDonald’s released a slew of Black Lives Matter support posts and digital ads on social media, but the company doesn’t have the policies in...
By Nicole Regalado
McDonald’s released a slew of Black Lives Matter support posts and digital ads on social media, but the company doesn’t have the policies in...
By Nicole Regalado
