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Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Follow for live coverage of the nationwide peaceful protests to condemn President Trump's escalating abuses of power.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of ActionPodcast
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.
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
As the ACLU fights to protect people’s privacy, playwright Matthew Libby discusses his play about the private companies fueling the government’s surveillance of immigrants.
By Allegra Harpootlian
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
This Women’s History Month, the ACLU looks at how the Trump administration is pushing policies designed to keep women at home.
By Ming-Qi Chu, Ashley Johnson
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving Medicine
The ACLU is suing the state of West Virginia for its moratorium on clinics providing methadone, an opioid treatment that cuts the risk of overdose deaths in half.
By Sarah Stone, Joe Solomon
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving MedicinePodcast
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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We Got U.S. Border Officials to Testify Under Oath. Here’s What We Found Out.
By Hugh Handeyside, Nathan Freed Wessler, Esha Bhandari
By Hugh Handeyside, Nathan Freed Wessler, Esha Bhandari
Social Media Blackouts Are an Authoritarian Power Move
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
Discrimination in the Digital Age
A few weeks ago, the ACLU and other civil rights organizations announced a landmark settlement with Facebook to prevent advertisers from using ad-targeting filters based on race, gender, and age on job, housing, and credit ads. But Facebook ads are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to...
A few weeks ago, the ACLU and other civil rights organizations announced a landmark settlement with Facebook to prevent advertisers from using ad-targeting filters based on race, gender, and age on job, housing, and credit ads. But Facebook ads are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to...
An Indictment in All But Name
By David Cole
By David Cole
The Government Shouldn’t Keep the Public in the Dark Just Because Private Companies Ask It To
By Lamya Agarwala
By Lamya Agarwala
Supreme Court Takes Cases of People Fired for Being LGBTQ
By James Esseks
By James Esseks
Marijuana Legalization Is a Racial Justice Issue
By Charlotte Resing
By Charlotte Resing
We Sued to End the Evils of Cash Bail in Michigan
By Twyla Carter, Philip Mayor
By Twyla Carter, Philip Mayor
Georgia Police Made Me Remove a Protest Button Because It Had the Word 'Fuck' on It
By Jennifer Hickley
By Jennifer Hickley
Dialing 911 Can Get You Evicted
By Sandra Park, Linda Morris
By Sandra Park, Linda Morris