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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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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
An Arizona Sheriff Deputy's Abuse of a Quadruple Amputee Teen Highlights a Policing Culture That Must Change
Police departments can be a dangerous powder keg of racism, militarization, and resentment of the communities they are charged with serving.
By Ezekiel Edwards
Police departments can be a dangerous powder keg of racism, militarization, and resentment of the communities they are charged with serving.
By Ezekiel Edwards
Whistleblowers Are Public Servants. We Must Protect Them.
There is no law protecting an intelligence community whistleblower's identity from disclosure or protecting them from retaliatory investigations....
By Kate Ruane
There is no law protecting an intelligence community whistleblower's identity from disclosure or protecting them from retaliatory investigations....
By Kate Ruane
Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California
Through narratives, public records, archival materials, and images, Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California debunks California’s...
By Candice Francis
Through narratives, public records, archival materials, and images, Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California debunks California’s...
By Candice Francis
The Size of Your Wallet Should Never Determine Your Freedom
We’re suing to put officials in North Carolina and across the country on notice: current bail practices in are unconstitutional, violate...
By Twyla Carter, Leah Kang
We’re suing to put officials in North Carolina and across the country on notice: current bail practices in are unconstitutional, violate...
By Twyla Carter, Leah Kang
Trump Administration Forgoes Petition to Supreme Court in Jane Doe Case
Our lower court victory that ensured unaccompanied immigrants minors can access abortion stands after the government declines to petition Supreme...
By Meagan Burrows
Our lower court victory that ensured unaccompanied immigrants minors can access abortion stands after the government declines to petition Supreme...
By Meagan Burrows
We’re Suing South Carolina For Driving People Into Poverty
In South Carolina people who can’t pay traffic tickets are trapped in a cycle of lost jobs and opportunities, poverty, and debt. We're suing to...
By Nusrat Choudhury
In South Carolina people who can’t pay traffic tickets are trapped in a cycle of lost jobs and opportunities, poverty, and debt. We're suing to...
By Nusrat Choudhury
Three Common Privacy Misconceptions That Companies Love
Privacy-invading companies love it that people feel helpless, but now is the time for people to trade resignation for activism.
By Jay Stanley
Privacy-invading companies love it that people feel helpless, but now is the time for people to trade resignation for activism.
By Jay Stanley
