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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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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
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
