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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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“If I Could Just Look at Her”
Watch the journey of two separated parents trying to cross the border and reunite with their children.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Watch the journey of two separated parents trying to cross the border and reunite with their children.
By Ashoka Mukpo
America's Mask Bans in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance
American laws should allow people the freedom to cover up their faces in protests or anywhere else.
By Jay Stanley
American laws should allow people the freedom to cover up their faces in protests or anywhere else.
By Jay Stanley
We’re Grateful for the Constitution
Saying thanks for recent wins from ACLU lawyers
By David Cole
Saying thanks for recent wins from ACLU lawyers
By David Cole
It's Past Time Congress Reined in the President’s Emergency Powers
The ARTICLE ONE Act, as recently amended by a Senate committee, would give the National Emergencies Act a crucial update.
By Kate Oh
The ARTICLE ONE Act, as recently amended by a Senate committee, would give the National Emergencies Act a crucial update.
By Kate Oh
In Nicaragua, She Dodged Bullets. Now She's Stuck at the Border.
Julia fled a crackdown on activists in Nicaragua. New asylum rules have her stuck in one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Julia fled a crackdown on activists in Nicaragua. New asylum rules have her stuck in one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico.
By Ashoka Mukpo
The Trump Administration is Unlawfully Detaining a U.S. Resident Without Charge
We’re fighting in court to secure his freedom.
By Charlie Hogle, Courteney Leinonen
We’re fighting in court to secure his freedom.
By Charlie Hogle, Courteney Leinonen
Fighting for Civil Liberties, and Tofurky, in Arkansas
This year, the ACLU of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ACLU of Arkansas has a fascinating docket and history of defending the rights of...
This year, the ACLU of Arkansas celebrates 50 years of protecting civil liberties. From challenging voter ID laws, to protecting the right to boycott, to defending the First Amendment rights of Tofurky, the ACLU of Arkansas has a fascinating docket and history of defending the rights of...
Congress Just Temporarily Extended the Government’s Spying Powers
The NSA has repeatedly used these powers to spy on Americans. It’s past time Congress reformed them.
By Neema Singh Guliani
The NSA has repeatedly used these powers to spy on Americans. It’s past time Congress reformed them.
By Neema Singh Guliani
The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We’re Suing on Their Behalf.
No journalist should have to fear government interference for having the persistence, courage, and commitment to expose the truth.
By Scarlet Kim, Esha Bhandari, Mitra Ebadolahi
No journalist should have to fear government interference for having the persistence, courage, and commitment to expose the truth.
By Scarlet Kim, Esha Bhandari, Mitra Ebadolahi
Students Told They Would Be Better Off ‘If They Had Jesus in Their Life’
Four atheist students are suing their public school district for violating their religious freedom by forcing them to participate in school prayers...
By Heather L. Weaver
Four atheist students are suing their public school district for violating their religious freedom by forcing them to participate in school prayers...
By Heather L. Weaver
