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Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections
New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.
By Hibah Ansari
Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech ProtectionsPodcast
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 Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
By Hibah Ansari
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing ConditionsPodcast
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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Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it’s clear that the toll of “stay at home” orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety and fear that wash over us each day that we spend alone, away from friends, coworkers, and...
As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it’s clear that the toll of “stay at home” orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety and fear that wash over us each day that we spend alone, away from friends, coworkers, and...
If COVID-19 Doesn’t Discriminate, Then Why Are Black People Dying at Higher Rates?
To provide meaningful protection and support for all members of the community, a COVID-19 response must address the pervasive racial injustices at...
By ReNika Moore
To provide meaningful protection and support for all members of the community, a COVID-19 response must address the pervasive racial injustices at...
By ReNika Moore
“They Don’t Care if You Die”: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19
As the ACLU and other advocates file suits seeking the release of those with medical conditions, public health experts say ICE detention is a...
By Ashoka Mukpo
As the ACLU and other advocates file suits seeking the release of those with medical conditions, public health experts say ICE detention is a...
By Ashoka Mukpo
Louisiana’s Suspension of Due Process Could Be a COVID-19 Catastrophe in Jails and Prisons
Hurricane Katrina showed us that the consequences of suspending due process at a time of emergency could be disastrous.
By Alanah Odoms Hebert
Hurricane Katrina showed us that the consequences of suspending due process at a time of emergency could be disastrous.
By Alanah Odoms Hebert
Police are Enforcing Public Health Orders, but that Doesn't Make them Public Health Experts
Jailing people for failing to socially distance is only going to make things worse, not better.
By Carl Takei, Paige Fernandez
Jailing people for failing to socially distance is only going to make things worse, not better.
By Carl Takei, Paige Fernandez
Everyone Must be Counted in the 2020 Census
Black and Brown communities have been undercounted in every census — meaning a reduction in resources for our communities. Together, we can...
By Ebony Miranda
Black and Brown communities have been undercounted in every census — meaning a reduction in resources for our communities. Together, we can...
By Ebony Miranda
COVID-19 Doesn’t Discriminate — Neither Should Congress’ Response
Congress must fix its failure to include millions of people in testing and relief.
By Manar Waheed, Avideh Moussavian
Congress must fix its failure to include millions of people in testing and relief.
By Manar Waheed, Avideh Moussavian
COVID-19 Response: Shrink the Criminal Justice Footprint
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, the nation’s jails and prisons have become ripe breeding grounds for COVID-19. Millions of people who interact with our criminal justice system are at risk. Last weekend marked the first COVID-related death of an inmate and new reports...
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, the nation’s jails and prisons have become ripe breeding grounds for COVID-19. Millions of people who interact with our criminal justice system are at risk. Last weekend marked the first COVID-related death of an inmate and new reports...
The Added Importance of the Census, in Light of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for everyone to be counted in this year’s census.
By Steven K. Choi
The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for everyone to be counted in this year’s census.
By Steven K. Choi
The Transgender Community Needs More than Visibility
Aimee Stephens was fired for being trans and brought her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Transgender Day of Visibility, she shares...
By Aimee Stephens
Aimee Stephens was fired for being trans and brought her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Transgender Day of Visibility, she shares...
By Aimee Stephens
