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Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
By Nora Ahmed
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in LouisianaPodcast
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.
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.
By Louise Melling, Yasmin Cader
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties.
By ACLU
Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI
By Amelia Quezada, Ricardo Mimbela
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From HerePodcast
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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Louisiana’s Infamous Angola Prison Goes on Trial
By Bruce Hamilton, Mercedes Montagnes
By Bruce Hamilton, Mercedes Montagnes
In a Case that Rocked Alabama, a Man With Intellectual Disability Is Spared Death
By Anna Arceneaux
By Anna Arceneaux
Civil Liberties on the Midterm Ballot
The 2018 midterm elections will determine the fate of governorships nationwide, the party that controls Congress, and the outcome of hugely consequential ballot questions in many states. The stakes are high, including for key civil rights and civil liberties. This week, At Liberty features Faiz...
The 2018 midterm elections will determine the fate of governorships nationwide, the party that controls Congress, and the outcome of hugely consequential ballot questions in many states. The stakes are high, including for key civil rights and civil liberties. This week, At Liberty features Faiz...
Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Striking down affirmative action would be a blow to efforts to help address our country’s long history of discrimination and systemic inequality...
By Sarah Hinger
Striking down affirmative action would be a blow to efforts to help address our country’s long history of discrimination and systemic inequality...
By Sarah Hinger
Secret Government Report Shows Gaping Holes in Privacy Protections From U.S. Surveillance
By Ashley Gorski
By Ashley Gorski
Why Trump's Stormy Daniels Tweet Wasn't Defamation
By Emerson Sykes
By Emerson Sykes
Court Blocks Georgia From Rejecting Ballots Over Handwriting Without Due Process
By Amrit Cheng
By Amrit Cheng
A Confederate Portrait, Racial Bias, and the Death Penalty in Virginia
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
How America Systematically Fails Survivors of Sexual Violence
By Sandra Park
By Sandra Park
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By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
