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Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.
By Louise Melling, Yasmin Cader
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?Podcast
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 fought back and what comes next.
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...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next.
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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
Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines
Journalists covering protests against police brutality across the country are facing an influx of violence, suppression efforts, and arrests by police. According to The U.S. Press Freedom tracker, there have been over 300 claims of violations to press freedoms since the protests began. These...
Journalists covering protests against police brutality across the country are facing an influx of violence, suppression efforts, and arrests by police. According to The U.S. Press Freedom tracker, there have been over 300 claims of violations to press freedoms since the protests began. These...
Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer
Policing in this country evolved from slave patrols. It has never been a neutral institution.
By Paige Fernandez
Policing in this country evolved from slave patrols. It has never been a neutral institution.
By Paige Fernandez
Microsoft Says it Supports Racial Justice. Will it Refuse to Power Discriminatory Police Surveillance?
If companies believe that Black Lives Matter, the least they can do is refuse to perpetuate and profit off our racist criminal justice system.
By Matt Cagle
If companies believe that Black Lives Matter, the least they can do is refuse to perpetuate and profit off our racist criminal justice system.
By Matt Cagle
Sex Work is Real Work, and it's Time to Treat it That Way
Decriminalization would allow sex workers to maintain their livelihood without fear of violence or arrest, and access health care to protect...
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
Decriminalization would allow sex workers to maintain their livelihood without fear of violence or arrest, and access health care to protect...
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
We’re Working to Safeguard Our Democracy and Our Health
We're working in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and DC.
By Dale Ho, Sonia Gill
We're working in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and DC.
By Dale Ho, Sonia Gill
Three Missouri Voters Explain Why Everyone Should be Able to Vote by Mail in 2020
Kamisha, Cecil, and Javier all have their own reasons to vote by mail in 2020. Their stories show why it should be an option for everyone,...
By Leila Rafei
Kamisha, Cecil, and Javier all have their own reasons to vote by mail in 2020. Their stories show why it should be an option for everyone,...
By Leila Rafei
Why is it so Hard to Hold Police Accountable?
"There's not a few rotten apples," one protester told At Liberty this week. "The tree is rotten from the roots up."
By ACLU
"There's not a few rotten apples," one protester told At Liberty this week. "The tree is rotten from the roots up."
By ACLU
Reimagining the Role of Police
Together with our partners and allies, the ACLU is working to bring an end to our country’s long nightmare with police violence.
By Anthony D. Romero
Together with our partners and allies, the ACLU is working to bring an end to our country’s long nightmare with police violence.
By Anthony D. Romero
More Military Deployment and Terrorism Investigations are an Outrageous Response to Black Pain, Grief, and Anger
The government should not escalate the tension, fear, and pain we’re seeing and feeling across the country.
By Hina Shamsi
The government should not escalate the tension, fear, and pain we’re seeing and feeling across the country.
By Hina Shamsi
