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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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New Hampshire Is Trying to Stop College Students From Registering to Vote
Voting is my right. I shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to exercise it.
By Maggie Flaherty
Voting is my right. I shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to exercise it.
By Maggie Flaherty
The Supreme Court Is Playing Favorites With Religion
By Daniel Mach
By Daniel Mach
Fact-Checking Common Myths on Transition-Related Care for Trans People
By Ria Tabacco Mar
By Ria Tabacco Mar
The Justice Department Wants to Strip the Mongols Biker Club of Its Logo
By David Loy
By David Loy
Ruling Is a Warning to Companies Collecting Biometric Scans Without Permission
By Nathan Freed Wessler
By Nathan Freed Wessler
In Alabama, a Muslim Man Was Denied the Presence of His Imam During His Execution
By Brock Boone
By Brock Boone
New Bill Limits When California Police Can Use Deadly Force
By Lizzie Buchen
By Lizzie Buchen
The South Dakota Legislature’s Transphobia
By Libby Skarin
By Libby Skarin
Pennsylvania Can’t Be a Model for Reform if We Undermine People’s Rights
By Andy Hoover
By Andy Hoover
At Liberty Live! Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity and the Law
As part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s "Night of Philosophy and Ideas," renowned philosopher and NYT Ethicist columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah joined host Emerson Sykes — and a live audience! — to discuss identity, ethics, and the law.
As part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s "Night of Philosophy and Ideas," renowned philosopher and NYT Ethicist columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah joined host Emerson Sykes — and a live audience! — to discuss identity, ethics, and the law.