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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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November Could be Consequential for Transgender and Nonbinary People Like Me
This election, the rights and freedoms of transgender and nonbinary people are on the ballot in Massachusetts. We must vote to protect them.
By Reg Calcagno
This election, the rights and freedoms of transgender and nonbinary people are on the ballot in Massachusetts. We must vote to protect them.
By Reg Calcagno
San Francisco Is a Hotbed of Illegal Race-Based Policing
By Ezekiel Edwards
By Ezekiel Edwards
Why the ACLU Opposes Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to the Supreme Court
By Susan N. Herman
By Susan N. Herman
Jeff Sessions Is Fighting Tennessee’s Effort to Make Prosecution More Fair
By Somil Trivedi
By Somil Trivedi
Mom Fears Her Autistic Son Is Being Abused at School. District Does Nothing.
By Abre' Conner
By Abre' Conner
Mothers Should Not Be Jailed and Separated From Their Kids Before Trial
By jasmine Sankofa
By jasmine Sankofa
How Lie Detectors Enable Racial Bias
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
No One Should Be Detained Without a Hearing While Fighting Deportation
By Michael Tan
By Michael Tan
Family Separation By the Numbers
Last February, the ACLU sued the Trump administration in federal court, challenging its illegal and cruel practice of separating the children of...
By ACLU
Last February, the ACLU sued the Trump administration in federal court, challenging its illegal and cruel practice of separating the children of...
By ACLU
Why the ACLU Opposes Kavanaugh
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has turned into a full-blown national drama, amid credible sexual misconduct allegations against him. Late last week, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh assaulted her when they were...
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has turned into a full-blown national drama, amid credible sexual misconduct allegations against him. Late last week, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh assaulted her when they were...