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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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Congress Proposes to Fight Online Trafficking By Harming Sex Workers
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson
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By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
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By Somil Trivedi
By Somil Trivedi
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By Mike Meno
By Mike Meno
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By Amrit Cheng
By Amrit Cheng
ICE Is Illegally Imprisoning Asylum Seekers
The Trump Administration’s detention of asylum seekers is not only cruel and wasteful, but it is unconstitutional.
By Michael Tan
The Trump Administration’s detention of asylum seekers is not only cruel and wasteful, but it is unconstitutional.
By Michael Tan
The Trump Administration Is Using the Parkland Massacre as an Excuse to Roll Back Civil Rights
By Sarah Hinger, Jennifer Bellamy
By Sarah Hinger, Jennifer Bellamy
What the Senate Needs to Know About Gina Haspel
By Christopher Anders
By Christopher Anders
The Cloud Act Is a Dangerous Piece of Legislation
By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani
This Mural Quotes Trump’s 'Access Hollywood' Tape, and Now the Owner Is Facing Jail Time
By Colleen Kane Gielskie
By Colleen Kane Gielskie
