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Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide
The ACLU, ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund reached a landmark settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over the state’s failure to implement its own Indigenous education law.
By Lisa Francois
Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education NationwidePodcast
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...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short.
By Chad Marlow for Tracking ALPR Cameras
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.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...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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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
