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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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In Masterpiece, the Bakery Wins the Battle but Loses the War
The Supreme Court ruling still upholds that discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, and gender is wholly unconstitutional.
By James Esseks
The Supreme Court ruling still upholds that discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, and gender is wholly unconstitutional.
By James Esseks
CBP Fails to Discredit Our Report on Abuse of Immigrant Kids
CBP Fails to Discredit Our Report on Abuse of Immigrant Kids
By Mitra Ebadolahi
CBP Fails to Discredit Our Report on Abuse of Immigrant Kids
By Mitra Ebadolahi
Racist Jury Selection at the Heart of a 1977 Murder Conviction
By Olivia Ensign
By Olivia Ensign
Ohio Wants to Make Sexting Illegal for Anyone Under 19
By Celina Coming
By Celina Coming
Could New York Be the Next State to Legalize Marijuana?
By Erika Lorshbough, Simon McCormack
By Erika Lorshbough, Simon McCormack
The House Could Soon Give Jeff Sessions $50 Million to Wage the War on Drugs
By Kanya Bennett
By Kanya Bennett
Trump Nominates Anti-Immigrant Zealot to Run Department on Refugees
By Brian Tashman
By Brian Tashman
My School Was Right to Let Me Use the Bathroom Consistent With Who I Am
By Aidan DeStefano
By Aidan DeStefano
The Trump Administration Is Attacking Trans People in Federal Prison
By Chase Strangio, Amy Fettig
By Chase Strangio, Amy Fettig
The FBI’s Gigantic Math Error
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
