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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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Lawmakers Playing Politics with Trans Kids’ Lives at the Start of the Decade
Legislation includes bills criminalizing gender transition, forced gender testing of student athletes, and other attacks on trans youth.
By Chase Strangio
Legislation includes bills criminalizing gender transition, forced gender testing of student athletes, and other attacks on trans youth.
By Chase Strangio
The Offensive Hypocrisy of Banning Abortion for a Down Syndrome Diagnosis
Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term against their will does nothing to tackle underlying and systemic ableism and discrimination against...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Susan Mizner
Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term against their will does nothing to tackle underlying and systemic ableism and discrimination against...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Susan Mizner
The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It’s Time to Suck the Venom Out.
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
By Somil Trivedi
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
By Somil Trivedi
Clearing the Record: How Eviction Sealing Laws Can Advance Housing Access for Women of Color
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Sandra Park, Linda Morris, ACLU Analytics
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Sandra Park, Linda Morris, ACLU Analytics
Pregnant Workers Are Still Fighting for the Right to Work
It’s time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
It’s time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
“Clemency:” Exposing the Machinery of Death
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too — No Matter What's Happening Abroad
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
It Is Time for a New Way Forward
It is past time for Congress to pave a new way forward in our U.S. immigration system.
By Madhuri Grewal, Yesenia Chavez
It is past time for Congress to pave a new way forward in our U.S. immigration system.
By Madhuri Grewal, Yesenia Chavez
