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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 MovementPodcast
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.
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 Medicine
'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration.
By Hibah Ansari
'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to Court
The ACLU is in court this week with Dr. Badar Khan Suri fighting the Trump administration’s unconstitutional attempt to re-detain him for exercising his First Amendment rights.
By Noor Zafar, Ellessandra Taormino
One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to CourtPodcast
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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My Boss Fired Me From My Funeral Home Job for Being Transgender
By Aimee Stephens
By Aimee Stephens
Tarana Burke and Alyssa Milano on the Future of #MeToo
One year ago this month, the first bombshell allegations against Harvey Weinstein appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker. Shortly thereafter, #MeToo went viral on social media. But the origins of this movement are at least a decade older. They lie with the work of Tarana Burke, a civil...
One year ago this month, the first bombshell allegations against Harvey Weinstein appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker. Shortly thereafter, #MeToo went viral on social media. But the origins of this movement are at least a decade older. They lie with the work of Tarana Burke, a civil...
What Companies Can Do to Protect Privacy and Free Speech: The ACLU Guide
By Jacob Snow
By Jacob Snow
Aimee Stephens Was Fired Because She Is Transgender. That’s Sex Discrimination.
By James Esseks
By James Esseks
City Officials Stoke Mob Mentality in Front of Sex Offender’s Home
By Steven Brown
By Steven Brown
Amazon Met With ICE Officials to Market Its Facial Recognition Product
By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani
Three Big Battlegrounds in the Coming War Over National Privacy Legislation
By Neema Singh Guliani, Jay Stanley
By Neema Singh Guliani, Jay Stanley
How the TSA’s Facial Recognition Plan Will Go Far Beyond the Airport
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Erase Trans People, but the Law Clearly Protects Them
By James Esseks
By James Esseks
Court Tells Georgia It Can’t Charge People to Read the Law
By Vera Eidelman
By Vera Eidelman
