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Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections
New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.
By Hibah Ansari
Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech ProtectionsPodcast
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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Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
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.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
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 ConditionsPodcast
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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
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Iraqi Immigrants Deserve Their Day in Court
By Britanny Hamama
By Britanny Hamama
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By Ashley Gorski
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By Georgeanne M. Usova
By Georgeanne M. Usova
Congress, Laws Suppressing Boycotts of Israel Are Unconstitutional. Sincerely, Three Federal Courts.
By Kate Ruane
By Kate Ruane
No One Should be Forced to Give Birth Alone in a Jail Cell
Too many jails are ill-equipped to safely house and adequately treat women with serious mentally illness.
By Eric Balaban, Lauren Kuhlik
Too many jails are ill-equipped to safely house and adequately treat women with serious mentally illness.
By Eric Balaban, Lauren Kuhlik
Wyatt Cenac on America’s Problem Areas
Wyatt Cenac is an actor, writer, producer and comedian ("The Daily Show," “Medicine for Melancholy”). He joins At Liberty to discuss balancing comedy and social commentary and his new show “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas,” now in its second season on HBO.
Wyatt Cenac is an actor, writer, producer and comedian ("The Daily Show," “Medicine for Melancholy”). He joins At Liberty to discuss balancing comedy and social commentary and his new show “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas,” now in its second season on HBO.
Remembering the Woman Who Renovated the House that RBG Built
By ACLU Women's Rights Project
By ACLU Women's Rights Project
Mistakenly Jailed Pretrial, an Ohio Mother Lost Her Job and Kids
By Andrea Woods, Jocelyn Rosnick
By Andrea Woods, Jocelyn Rosnick
Asylum Officers Are Being Replaced by CBP Agents
By Julie Veroff
By Julie Veroff
The Use of Solitary Confinement in Virginia Is Inhumane and Unlawful
By Vishal Agraharkar
By Vishal Agraharkar
