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Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
By Nora Ahmed
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in LouisianaPodcast
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.
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?
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 HerePodcast
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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How to Protest in a Pandemic
Physical distancing measures have presented challenges, but people have found some creative ways to make sure their voices are heard.
By Emerson Sykes
Physical distancing measures have presented challenges, but people have found some creative ways to make sure their voices are heard.
By Emerson Sykes
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
As states begin to slowly loosen restrictions and stay at home orders, tech giants want to harness their products for contact tracing. How can we...
By ACLU
As states begin to slowly loosen restrictions and stay at home orders, tech giants want to harness their products for contact tracing. How can we...
By ACLU
What Happened When I Needed an Abortion During the Pandemic
One woman’s story of trying to access abortion care in Tennessee during COVID-19.
By Anonymous Mother in Tennessee
One woman’s story of trying to access abortion care in Tennessee during COVID-19.
By Anonymous Mother in Tennessee
McDonald’s Employees are Working through the COVID-19 Pandemic. So Why Don’t They Have Access to Paid Sick and Family Leave?
No one should be forced to choose between going to work sick during a global pandemic or staying home and potentially losing their job.
By Nicole Regalado
No one should be forced to choose between going to work sick during a global pandemic or staying home and potentially losing their job.
By Nicole Regalado
COVID-19 Will Bring Mass Evictions Unless We Act Now
We must work to guarantee that no individual or family faces the loss of their home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Linda Morris, Sandra Park
We must work to guarantee that no individual or family faces the loss of their home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Linda Morris, Sandra Park
How the ACLU is Responding to the Pandemic, Visualized
We’re working nationwide to ensure ‘we the people’ truly means all of us.
By ACLU
We’re working nationwide to ensure ‘we the people’ truly means all of us.
By ACLU
Four Myths About Trans Athletes, Debunked
Upholding trans athletes' rights requires rooting out the inaccurate beliefs underlying harmful policies sweeping through state legislatures.
By Chase Strangio, Gabriel Arkles
Upholding trans athletes' rights requires rooting out the inaccurate beliefs underlying harmful policies sweeping through state legislatures.
By Chase Strangio, Gabriel Arkles
Utah’s Shiny Surveillance Technology to Address COVID-19 Fails Miserably
Utah’s flopped attempt to question all travelers entering the state is a lesson for government leaders nationwide.
By Jason Stevenson
Utah’s flopped attempt to question all travelers entering the state is a lesson for government leaders nationwide.
By Jason Stevenson
Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it’s a Death Trap.
We have experienced unprecedented, unchecked growth in the detention of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers over the last decade. Since...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
We have experienced unprecedented, unchecked growth in the detention of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers over the last decade. Since...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
Over the next month, states will start to loosen their COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe even dine at a neighborhood restaurant. But what will it take to keep us safe and prevent new spikes in infections? Many experts say we will...
Over the next month, states will start to loosen their COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe even dine at a neighborhood restaurant. But what will it take to keep us safe and prevent new spikes in infections? Many experts say we will...