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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 Protections

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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...

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
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A group of people have an animated conversation over a dinner table.

Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.

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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.
An individual holding a sign that says "Protect People, Not Power" outside of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of arguments in the Voting Rights case Callais v. Landry.

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
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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 Conditions

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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...

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
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A group of people have an animated conversation over a dinner table.

Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.

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Mar 30, 2020

Is Location Tracking Technology the Magic Pill to Stemming the Coronavirus?

Times of emergency require a different weighing of privacy considerations, but we should be closely scrutinizing any government attempts to exploit...

By Jay Stanley

Times of emergency require a different weighing of privacy considerations, but we should be closely scrutinizing any government attempts to exploit...

By Jay Stanley

One hand holding a cell phone while the other hovers with index finger extended over a smart phone showing a map of North and South America.
One hand holding a cell phone while the other hovers with index finger extended over a smart phone showing a map of North and South America.
Is Location Tracking Technology the Magic Pill to Stemming the Coronavirus?
Mar 27, 2020

Those “Free” Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student’s Privacy

To be true angels during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, tech companies providing free remote learning apps should disable features that spy on...

By Chad Marlow

To be true angels during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, tech companies providing free remote learning apps should disable features that spy on...

By Chad Marlow

A young child works at home remotely on an online class assignment.
A young child works at home remotely on an online class assignment.
Those “Free” Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student’s Privacy
Mar 26, 2020

Asylum Seekers Stranded in Mexico Face a New Danger: COVID-19

For asylum seekers returned to Mexico, an uncertain and dangerous future now looms.

By Ashoka Mukpo

For asylum seekers returned to Mexico, an uncertain and dangerous future now looms.

By Ashoka Mukpo

Two boys running around and playing outside of tents in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Two boys running around and playing outside of tents in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Asylum Seekers Stranded in Mexico Face a New Danger: COVID-19
Mar 25, 2020

How the ACLU is responding to COVID-19

With the recent spread of COVID-19 in the United States, we now face a public health emergency unlike any we’ve seen in our work at the ACLU. Across the country, schools are closed, employees are adapting to new work from home policies, and some state and local officials have even implemented...

With the recent spread of COVID-19 in the United States, we now face a public health emergency unlike any we’ve seen in our work at the ACLU. Across the country, schools are closed, employees are adapting to new work from home policies, and some state and local officials have even implemented...

How the ACLU is responding to COVID-19
Mar 25, 2020

Living with COVID — in an Immigration Jail

Each of the 37,000 people currently detained by ICE are at severe risk of contracting COVID-19. We must immediately reduce the numbers of people in...

By Naureen Shah, Andrea Flores

Each of the 37,000 people currently detained by ICE are at severe risk of contracting COVID-19. We must immediately reduce the numbers of people in...

By Naureen Shah, Andrea Flores

Detainees walk in a hallway at the Northwest Detention Center, a federal immigration facility in Tacoma, Washington.
Detainees walk in a hallway at the Northwest Detention Center, a federal immigration facility in Tacoma, Washington.
Living with COVID — in an Immigration Jail
Mar 23, 2020

This is No Time to Play Politics with our Democracy

Any legislation addressing the impact of COVID-19 on our elections must include immediate federal funding and requirements for no-excuse mail-in...

By Sonia Gill, Sarah Brannon

Any legislation addressing the impact of COVID-19 on our elections must include immediate federal funding and requirements for no-excuse mail-in...

By Sonia Gill, Sarah Brannon

Absentee ballots are seen through a mailbin
Absentee ballots are seen through a mailbin
This is No Time to Play Politics with our Democracy
Mar 20, 2020

How the ACLU Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses

You can't tell someone's immigration status by how they look or sound — that's called racial profiling, and it is unconstitutional.

By Andrea Flores, Enoka Herat

You can't tell someone's immigration status by how they look or sound — that's called racial profiling, and it is unconstitutional.

By Andrea Flores, Enoka Herat

A Greyhound bus parked at a Los Angeles Greyhound bus station. Greyhound has denied the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers access to buses to conduct warrantless searches.
A Greyhound bus parked at a Los Angeles Greyhound bus station. Greyhound has denied the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers access to buses to conduct warrantless searches.
How the ACLU Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses
Mar 19, 2020

We Know Prisons Need COVID-19 Plans, but our Arizona Prison Tour Suggests it’s not Happening

Arizona prisons have notoriously bad health care under normal circumstances. These are not normal circumstances.

By Corene Kendrick

Arizona prisons have notoriously bad health care under normal circumstances. These are not normal circumstances.

By Corene Kendrick

Inmates pass the time in their cell block. Some pictured on the phone, some watching television, and some playing card games at tables. As concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 mount, inmates argue that prisons have no plan in place protect against the spread of the illness.
Inmates pass the time in their cell block. Some pictured on the phone, some watching television, and some playing card games at tables. As concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 mount, inmates argue that prisons have no plan in place protect against the spread of the illness.
We Know Prisons Need COVID-19 Plans, but our Arizona Prison Tour Suggests it’s not Happening
Mar 18, 2020

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border

We need to protect rights and liberties at the border to keep communities safe.

By Shaw Drake, Astrid Dominguez

We need to protect rights and liberties at the border to keep communities safe.

By Shaw Drake, Astrid Dominguez

US military members are seen next to a red metal and barbed wire fence at the US border
US military members are seen next to a red metal and barbed wire fence at the US border
The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border
Mar 18, 2020

Police, Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, and Governors can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 — Here’s How

Public health experts have encouraged stakeholders in the criminal legal system to minimize the number of people entering the system in the first...

By Udi Ofer

Public health experts have encouraged stakeholders in the criminal legal system to minimize the number of people entering the system in the first...

By Udi Ofer

An incarcerated prison looking at a corrections officer separated by bars and a thick plastic barrier.
An incarcerated prison looking at a corrections officer separated by bars and a thick plastic barrier.
Police, Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, and Governors can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 — Here’s How