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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, ExplainedPodcast
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.
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 Here
Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground
As executions surged to their highest level in years, public support, jury verdicts, and new death sentences continued a historic decline—exposing a punishment sustained by political power, not public will.
By Cassandra Stubbs
Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground
Live Coverage: West Virginia v. B.P.J. SCOTUS arguments
The ACLU is at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. Follow live coverage of the fight to defend trans kids.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: West Virginia v. B.P.J. SCOTUS argumentsPodcast
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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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
No Money to Make Bail or Pay for a Lawyer? Too Bad, Say Officials in Glynn County, Georgia
By Andrea Woods
By Andrea Woods
The Government’s Case Against California’s ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Is on Weak Legal Ground
By Ruthie Epstein, Jennie Pasquarella
By Ruthie Epstein, Jennie Pasquarella
Schools Should Use Walkouts in Protest of Gun Violence as a Teaching Moment
By Sarah Hinger
By Sarah Hinger
Nebraska Is Illegally Obtaining and Storing Execution Drugs in Defiance of Federal Law
By Danielle Conrad
By Danielle Conrad
Censorship Stinks in Sibley, Iowa
By Rita Bettis
By Rita Bettis
