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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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Police in Tennessee Legally Steal a Veteran’s Car Because of His Son’s Alleged Misdeeds
By Lindsay Kee
By Lindsay Kee
How the Justice Department's Seizure of a Reporter's Email Records Subverts the Free Press
By Josh Bell
By Josh Bell
Senators Corker and Kaine Want to Give President Trump the Authority to Wage Worldwide War
By Christopher Anders
By Christopher Anders
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By Somil Trivedi
By Somil Trivedi
Progress Is Occurring on Prosecutorial Reform, Despite Tuesday’s Setbacks in California
By Taylor Pendergrass
By Taylor Pendergrass
The Trump Administration Wants to Dump a Detained American Into One of the Most Dangerous Places on Earth
According to U.S. State Department travel advisories, the location is considered unsafe country for all American citizens.
By Jonathan Hafetz
According to U.S. State Department travel advisories, the location is considered unsafe country for all American citizens.
By Jonathan Hafetz
Jeff Sessions’ Deceitful Spin on Family Separation
By Jenny Samuels
By Jenny Samuels
This Is How Net Neutrality Will End
By Chad Marlow
By Chad Marlow
Census Citizenship Question Illegally Discriminates Against Immigrants
By Ceridwen Cherry
By Ceridwen Cherry
A Woman Called the Police on My Native American Sons While They Were on a College Tour
By Lorraine Kahneratokwas Gray
By Lorraine Kahneratokwas Gray
