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Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk
Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major civil rights organization, is the Trump administration's latest effort to punish groups it doesn't like.
By Mike Zamore
Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at RiskPodcast
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.
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
Hundreds of people across the country have faced retaliation for exercising their First Amendment right to record ICE and other federal agents deployed in their communities.
By Ellessandra Taormino, Sam LaFrance
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
The Supreme Court recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory voting maps. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting and voting rights in light of this decision.
By ACLU
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
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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New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us
The U.S. obsession with mass incarceration is our country’s Achilles heel when it comes to reducing COVID-19 spread.
By Udi Ofer, Lucia Tian
The U.S. obsession with mass incarceration is our country’s Achilles heel when it comes to reducing COVID-19 spread.
By Udi Ofer, Lucia Tian
Defying Medical Experts, Lawmakers are Weaponizing COVID-19 to Restrict Abortion Access
Some states are trying to use the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down abortion services. The ACLU and other advocates are pushing back.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Some states are trying to use the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down abortion services. The ACLU and other advocates are pushing back.
By Ashoka Mukpo
A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform
The new report breaks down data on marijuana arrests across the country, and why racial disparities and arrest rates have not improved despite...
By ACLU
The new report breaks down data on marijuana arrests across the country, and why racial disparities and arrest rates have not improved despite...
By ACLU
What it's Like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
On At Liberty, we hear from two men with underlying medical conditions who were recently released from ICE detention during the pandemic.
By ACLU
On At Liberty, we hear from two men with underlying medical conditions who were recently released from ICE detention during the pandemic.
By ACLU
Apple and Google Announced a Coronavirus Tracking System. How Worried Should We Be?
A well-designed tool could offer public health benefit, but a poorly designed one could pose unnecessary and significant risks to privacy, civil...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
A well-designed tool could offer public health benefit, but a poorly designed one could pose unnecessary and significant risks to privacy, civil...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
What it's like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
The Coronavirus has spread quickly through communities around the world, prompting physical distancing measures to keep people safe and “flatten the curve.” But people in custody are especially at risk because they are often held in close quarters and lack decent medical care.
The Coronavirus has spread quickly through communities around the world, prompting physical distancing measures to keep people safe and “flatten the curve.” But people in custody are especially at risk because they are often held in close quarters and lack decent medical care.
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
Many communities the ACLU works with were familiar with social isolation long before COVID-19 arrived. Here's what you can learn from them.
By ACLU
Many communities the ACLU works with were familiar with social isolation long before COVID-19 arrived. Here's what you can learn from them.
By ACLU
Let’s Stop the Scapegoating During a Global Pandemic
Growing fear and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in racist acts against Asian Americans.
By Cecillia Wang
Growing fear and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in racist acts against Asian Americans.
By Cecillia Wang
Federal Wardens Must Immediately Flatten the Curve in our Nation's Prisons
350 incarcerated persons and almost 200 Bureau of Prison staff have COVID-19. The wardens overseeing America's 122 federal prisons have no time to...
By Kanya Bennett
350 incarcerated persons and almost 200 Bureau of Prison staff have COVID-19. The wardens overseeing America's 122 federal prisons have no time to...
By Kanya Bennett
From the Lunch Counter to the Supreme Court: Defending the First Amendment for All
As a young activist fighting against racial segregation, Eleanor Holmes Norton embraced the power of the First Amendment. That passion took her to...
By Eleanor Holmes Norton
As a young activist fighting against racial segregation, Eleanor Holmes Norton embraced the power of the First Amendment. That passion took her to...
By Eleanor Holmes Norton
