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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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By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
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By Ramya Krishnan
By Ramya Krishnan
Stripped of Their Rights
By Anjana Samant, Sarah Andrea Esteban
By Anjana Samant, Sarah Andrea Esteban
Will North Carolina's Supreme Court Allow Racism to Remain a Persistent Factor in its Death Penalty?
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
A Louisiana Parish Jailed a U.S. Citizen for Being Latinx. We’re Suing.
By Katie Schwartzmann
By Katie Schwartzmann
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...
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...
An Arizona Law Requires Surveillance of People Who Are Presumed Innocent
By Andrea Woods, Jared Keenan
By Andrea Woods, Jared Keenan
Trump is Taking More Money for Raids and Detention. Congress Should Stop Him.
By Madhuri Grewal, Yesenia Chavez
By Madhuri Grewal, Yesenia Chavez
Corrections Officer Who Struck Rhode Island Protesters with Pickup Truck Resigns
By Ashoka Mukpo
By Ashoka Mukpo
The Challenges of Breastfeeding as a Black Person
By Amani Echols
By Amani Echols
