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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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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.

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Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025

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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 Conditions

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From nationwide rallies to crucial Supreme Court cases, revisit the photos that encapsulate our eventful year.

By Johanna Silver

Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in Photos

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Aug 27, 2019

TSA Testing Face Recognition at Security Entrances, Opening Door to Massive Expansion of the Technology

By Jay Stanley

U.S. Customs and Border Protection facial recognition device

TSA Testing Face Recognition at Security Entrances, Opening Door to Massive Expansion of the Technology

Aug 27, 2019

New Resource Tool Sheds Light on Government’s Prepublication Review System

By Ramya Krishnan

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New Resource Tool Sheds Light on Government’s Prepublication Review System

Aug 27, 2019

Stripped of Their Rights

By Anjana Samant, Sarah Andrea Esteban

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Stripped of Their Rights

Aug 23, 2019

Will North Carolina's Supreme Court Allow Racism to Remain a Persistent Factor in its Death Penalty?

By Jeffery Robinson

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Will North Carolina's Supreme Court Allow Racism to Remain a Persistent Factor in its Death Penalty?

Aug 22, 2019

A Louisiana Parish Jailed a U.S. Citizen for Being Latinx. We’re Suing.

By Katie Schwartzmann

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A Louisiana Parish Jailed a U.S. Citizen for Being Latinx. We’re Suing.

Aug 22, 2019

Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project’s Reframing of American History

Four hundred years ago this month, more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in what was then the British colony of Virginia. To mark the anniversary of the beginning of slavery in America, The New York Times launched a major initiative called The 1619 Project. Through a special issue of the New...

Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project’s Reframing of American History

Aug 21, 2019

An Arizona Law Requires Surveillance of People Who Are Presumed Innocent

By Andrea Woods, Jared Keenan