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Trump is Attacking a Crucial Fair Housing Rule that Protects Against Discrimination
The disparate impact rule is a long-held housing protection for survivors of domestic violence, women of color and other marginalized groups. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced plans to end the policy.
By Linda Morris, Ashley Johnson
Trump is Attacking a Crucial Fair Housing Rule that Protects Against DiscriminationPodcast
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.
A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho.
By Lisa Francois
A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
With the Department of Homeland Security losing Kristi Noem as secretary and facing a funding crisis, lawmakers have a unique opportunity to advance a new path forward for immigration.
By Naureen Shah
Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
Your Questions Answered: Can Congress Stop President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran?
Amid President Donald Trump's unconstitutional war against Iran, ACLU experts break down who has the power to declare war — and how Congress can assert its war powers.
By Christopher Anders
Your Questions Answered: Can Congress Stop President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran?Podcast
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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The Lakeith Smith Case Demonstrates the System’s Brokenness
By Portia Allen-Kyle
By Portia Allen-Kyle
Automatic Voter Registration Is on the Rise
By Brian Tashman
By Brian Tashman
50 Years After the Fair Housing Act, Tenants Are Still Fending Off Landlords’ Sexual Demands
By Sandra Park
By Sandra Park
Kentucky Abortion Ban, Here We Go Again
By Amber Duke
By Amber Duke
The Crime-Fraud Exception in the Michael Cohen Case
By David Cole
By David Cole
Algorithms Are Making Government Decisions. The Public Needs to Have a Say.
AI and automated decision systems are reshaping core social domains, even though research has shown their potential for biased and inaccurate...
By Dillon Reisman, Meredith Whittaker, Kate Crawford
AI and automated decision systems are reshaping core social domains, even though research has shown their potential for biased and inaccurate...
By Dillon Reisman, Meredith Whittaker, Kate Crawford
Minneapolis’s Body Camera Policy Will Have ‘Teeth’ When Police Enforce It
By Teresa Nelson
By Teresa Nelson
The Supreme Court Gives Police a Green Light to ‘Shoot First and Think Later’
By Emma Andersson
By Emma Andersson
The Rise of Platform Authoritarianism
Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace, with real dangers to anti-discrimination and privacy principles.
By Ifeoma Ajunwa
Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace, with real dangers to anti-discrimination and privacy principles.
By Ifeoma Ajunwa
With AI and Criminal Justice, the Devil Is in the Data
If we have learned anything in the last decade about our criminal justice system, it is how astonishingly dysfunctional it is
By Vincent Southerland
If we have learned anything in the last decade about our criminal justice system, it is how astonishingly dysfunctional it is
By Vincent Southerland
