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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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In Latest Encryption Battle with Apple, Justice Department Still Wrong
Law enforcement does not have the authority to commandeer third parties into becoming its undercover agents or hackers.
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
Law enforcement does not have the authority to commandeer third parties into becoming its undercover agents or hackers.
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
Fighting for Justice After Execution
In 2017, Arkansas announced a plan to execute eight people in 10 days because the state’s lethal injection drugs were about to expire. The first person executed was Ledell Lee. He was convicted of the 1993 murder of Debra Reese and sentenced to death. But his trials and appeals were plagued by...
In 2017, Arkansas announced a plan to execute eight people in 10 days because the state’s lethal injection drugs were about to expire. The first person executed was Ledell Lee. He was convicted of the 1993 murder of Debra Reese and sentenced to death. But his trials and appeals were plagued by...
Amendment 4 is Still on the Line. Here’s What’s New.
The right to vote should never come with a price tag. As we go back to court, we're confident the Eleventh Circuit will agree.
By Orion Danjuma, Jonathan Topaz, Leila Rafei
The right to vote should never come with a price tag. As we go back to court, we're confident the Eleventh Circuit will agree.
By Orion Danjuma, Jonathan Topaz, Leila Rafei
The National Archives Doctored A Women’s March Photo Critical of Trump. We’re Demanding Answers.
Altering the photo — and thereby rewriting history — was nothing less than Orwellian.
By Louise Melling
Altering the photo — and thereby rewriting history — was nothing less than Orwellian.
By Louise Melling
47 Years Later, We’re Fighting to Make Roe a Reality Everywhere
As we commemorate the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, the fight for abortion access continues. Here's how it will play out in 2020.
By Jessica Arons
As we commemorate the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, the fight for abortion access continues. Here's how it will play out in 2020.
By Jessica Arons
CBP Deported an Iranian Student With Valid Visa, Defying Court Order
In the United States, nobody is above the law — not even CBP. We will continue to fight in legislatures, in courtrooms, and on the streets to...
By Carol Rose
In the United States, nobody is above the law — not even CBP. We will continue to fight in legislatures, in courtrooms, and on the streets to...
By Carol Rose
"Fight of the Century" Looks at 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
The passage below is an excerpt from the new book, "Fight of the Century," edited by Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon, with essays from some of...
By Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon
The passage below is an excerpt from the new book, "Fight of the Century," edited by Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon, with essays from some of...
By Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon
The Supreme Court Takes Up the Issue of Birth Control Coverage – Again
Despite the popularity and importance of the birth control benefit, religiously affiliated employers and universities unleashed a flood of lawsuits...
By Brigitte Amiri
Despite the popularity and importance of the birth control benefit, religiously affiliated employers and universities unleashed a flood of lawsuits...
By Brigitte Amiri
2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance
Congress can — and must — make 2020 the year we rein this technology in once and for all.
By Abdullah Hasan
Congress can — and must — make 2020 the year we rein this technology in once and for all.
By Abdullah Hasan
Ayelet Waldman on the ACLU’s 100 Year Fight
This weekend, we celebrate the ACLU’s 100th birthday. To commemorate the centennial, novelist and essayist Ayelet Waldman and her husband Michael Chabon edited an anthology of essays from today’s most prominent writers reflecting on landmark ACLU cases. The book is called Fight of The...
This weekend, we celebrate the ACLU’s 100th birthday. To commemorate the centennial, novelist and essayist Ayelet Waldman and her husband Michael Chabon edited an anthology of essays from today’s most prominent writers reflecting on landmark ACLU cases. The book is called Fight of The...