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Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short.
By Chad Marlow for Tracking ALPR Cameras
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties ThreatPodcast
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.
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los AngelesPodcast
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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Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs to Join His Attacks on State and Local Governments
Communities should protect immigrants rather than serve Trump’s agenda.
By Brian Tashman, Naureen Shah
Communities should protect immigrants rather than serve Trump’s agenda.
By Brian Tashman, Naureen Shah
The Regulation of Marriage and Sex
This Valentine's Day, we're re-running one of our favorite episodes. Melissa Murray, NYU Law professor and expert on the legal regulation of sex and sexuality joins us to discuss the legal institution of marriage as it has been used by and against marginalized people, and to consider the...
This Valentine's Day, we're re-running one of our favorite episodes. Melissa Murray, NYU Law professor and expert on the legal regulation of sex and sexuality joins us to discuss the legal institution of marriage as it has been used by and against marginalized people, and to consider the...
Deadline Looming, Strongest Surveillance Reform Bill Yet Emerges
It’s a Very Good First Step.
By Neema Singh Guliani
It’s a Very Good First Step.
By Neema Singh Guliani
Congress Should Outlaw State Attacks on Abortion Access
I’m testifying on Capitol Hill today in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, because my patients in Alabama deserve better than...
By Yashica Robinson, MD
I’m testifying on Capitol Hill today in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, because my patients in Alabama deserve better than...
By Yashica Robinson, MD
The Trump Administration Wants Health Insurance Companies to Drop Abortion Coverage from Your Insurance Plan
The administration passed a new rule that would impose more than $1 billion in unnecessary costs in an effort to coerce insurance companies to stop...
By Meagan Burrows
The administration passed a new rule that would impose more than $1 billion in unnecessary costs in an effort to coerce insurance companies to stop...
By Meagan Burrows
Hey Clearview, Your Misleading PR Campaign Doesn’t Make Your Face Surveillance Product Any Less Dystopian
Accurate or not, Clearview's face surveillance technology in law enforcement hands will end privacy as we know it.
By Jacob Snow
Accurate or not, Clearview's face surveillance technology in law enforcement hands will end privacy as we know it.
By Jacob Snow
How Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Broke Through in Iowa
Voters backed candidates who supported Rights for All.
By Ronald Newman, Michelle Fraling
Voters backed candidates who supported Rights for All.
By Ronald Newman, Michelle Fraling
Just Another Day at the Office
Fifteen-hour days. Acerbic judges. Injustice everywhere. And I don’t regret it one bit — it was the best time of my life.
By Burt Neuborne
Fifteen-hour days. Acerbic judges. Injustice everywhere. And I don’t regret it one bit — it was the best time of my life.
By Burt Neuborne
The Government's Nightmare Vision for Face Recognition at Airports and Beyond
A CBP airport face recognition program is poised to expand into American life.
By Jay Stanley
A CBP airport face recognition program is poised to expand into American life.
By Jay Stanley
Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that will decide whether nearly half of Oklahoma is legally an Indian Reservation. The Court’s decision could have massive implications for tribal sovereignty and subsequently, many other Native issues that are impacted by jurisdictional...
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that will decide whether nearly half of Oklahoma is legally an Indian Reservation. The Court’s decision could have massive implications for tribal sovereignty and subsequently, many other Native issues that are impacted by jurisdictional...