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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...

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

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Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

A demonstrator holding a sign that says Defend Democracy.

From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.

Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

Families share how Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order upended their hopes, and forced them to consider early births or leaving the U.S.

By Hibah Ansari, Lora Strum

‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats

Four masked DEA police officers wearing tactical vests labeled “DEA POLICE” walk across a downtown intersection at night, with tall office buildings, streetlights, traffic signals, and cars with headlights behind them.

Amid rampant abuse by federal agents, state legislatures can pass critical laws that allow people to take federal agents to court for violating their rights.

By Emily Reina Dindial

States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations

ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang speaks outside the Supreme Court. A sign on the podium says Protect Birthright Citizenship.

The ACLU is at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara. Follow live coverage of the fight to defend birthright citizenship.

By ACLU

Live Coverage: Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Oral Arguments

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What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

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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.

Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

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Black Trans Women Are Being Murdered in the Streets. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Turn Us Away From Shelters and Health Care.

By LaLa B Holston-Zannell

Black Trans Women Are Being Murdered in the Streets. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Turn Us Away From Shelters and Health Care.

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When President Trump Rejects Congressional Subpoenas, He Rejects the Constitution and the Powers It Gave Congress

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At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on “Booksmart”

Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman, the director and the writer of the new movie “Booksmart,” joined At Liberty to talk about storytelling, casting without bias, and why "The Big Lebowski" was an inspiration. Wilde is known for her roles on TV shows such as “The O.C.” and “House” and in...

At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on “Booksmart”

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