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‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats
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 ThreatsPodcast
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.
States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
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
Live Coverage: Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Oral Arguments
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
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 StatePodcast
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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Voting Rights and the Midterms
With the midterm elections only a few days away, voting rights advocates have been working furiously to ensure that the result will be the product of a free and fair election where everyone eligible to vote is able to do so. Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, discusses the...
With the midterm elections only a few days away, voting rights advocates have been working furiously to ensure that the result will be the product of a free and fair election where everyone eligible to vote is able to do so. Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, discusses the...
Ohio’s Congressional Map Is Broken. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix It.
The State Officials Who Have the Power to Suppress the Vote
By Brian Tashman
By Brian Tashman
The Pittsburgh Shooting Was an Attack on a Minority, Not a Sign of ‘Anti-Religiosity’
By Aleksandr Sverdlik
By Aleksandr Sverdlik
Employees Who Have Babies Are Still Getting the Axe
By Gillian Thomas
By Gillian Thomas
The Battle Over Voting Rights In America Is Red-Hot. Here’s What Has Changed Since 2010.
State lawmakers have passed a swath of anti-voter laws in recent years, but voting rights advocates are fighting back.
By Ashoka Mukpo
State lawmakers have passed a swath of anti-voter laws in recent years, but voting rights advocates are fighting back.
By Ashoka Mukpo
No, Mr. President. You Can’t Change the Constitution by Executive Order
By Omar Jadwat
By Omar Jadwat
Sheriff Donnie Harrison, Proponent of Anti-Immigrant Measures, Defeated in North Carolina
By Natalie Montelongo
By Natalie Montelongo
Trump Administration Is Illegally Turning Away Asylum Seekers
By Shaw Drake, Edgar Saldivar
By Shaw Drake, Edgar Saldivar
How the Census Citizenship Question Could Affect Future Elections
By Jonathan Topaz
By Jonathan Topaz
