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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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Laws Targeting Israel Boycotts Fail Again in Court
By Brian Hauss
By Brian Hauss
Supreme Court to Decide Whether States Can Impose Excessive Fines on the Poor
By Amreeta Mathai, Nusrat Choudhury
By Amreeta Mathai, Nusrat Choudhury
Federal Court Victory for Migrant Farmworkers Protects Their Right to Organize
By Chris Brook
By Chris Brook
Trump Administration Claims Preventing Young Immigrants from Accessing Abortion is Constitutional
By Meagan Burrows
By Meagan Burrows
What Happens When Prisoners Go on Strike?
More than 2,000 firefighters battling the blaze in California this summer came from inside the state’s prison system. They were part of a national workforce of incarcerated people, paid pennies per hour and sometimes nothing at all, for hourly labor benefiting the U.S. economy. Driven in part...
More than 2,000 firefighters battling the blaze in California this summer came from inside the state’s prison system. They were part of a national workforce of incarcerated people, paid pennies per hour and sometimes nothing at all, for hourly labor benefiting the U.S. economy. Driven in part...
The Government Dropped the Ball on U.S. Torture Accountability. Citizens Picked It Up.
By Frank Goldsmith, Christina Cowger
By Frank Goldsmith, Christina Cowger
When Police Use Disappearing-Message Apps, It’s Not Just Bad for Accountability — It’s Illegal
By Mohammad Tajsar
By Mohammad Tajsar
The Reports of Civil Asset Forfeiture’s Death in Philadelphia Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By Molly Tack-Hooper
By Molly Tack-Hooper
Greyhound Is Still Failing to Protect Customers from Border Patrol Abuse
The company is failing to exercise its right to prevent Border Partol from conducting racist and unfair interrogations of passengers.
By Chris Rickerd
The company is failing to exercise its right to prevent Border Partol from conducting racist and unfair interrogations of passengers.
By Chris Rickerd
Prisons’ Refusal to Provide Adequate Opioid Treatment Is Cruel and Unlawful
By Carol Rose
By Carol Rose
