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A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los AngelesPodcast
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.
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.
By Yasmin Cader
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in 2022 on behalf of professors forced to censor race and gender in their instruction.
By Leah Watson
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever
Hundreds of thousands of Washington residents oppose the Trump administration’s continued deployment of the National Guard. The only way to make sure this never happens again is to make D.C. a state
By Monica Hopkins
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than EverPodcast
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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State Legislatures Need to Block Creation of Nightmarish National Identity System
The ACLU has issued legislative recommendations on protecting privacy and accessibility when creating digital IDs.
By Jay Stanley
The ACLU has issued legislative recommendations on protecting privacy and accessibility when creating digital IDs.
By Jay Stanley
Why the Fight for Trans Rights Never Gets Easier – or Less Vital
For decades the trans community has successfully fought partisan politicians who attempt to discriminate against or endanger their lives. Today,...
By Camille Squires
For decades the trans community has successfully fought partisan politicians who attempt to discriminate against or endanger their lives. Today,...
By Camille Squires
Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate
Ahead of the election, we examined how political ads and news media stories depict the immigration debate as more negative than it may be.
By Anu Joshi
Ahead of the election, we examined how political ads and news media stories depict the immigration debate as more negative than it may be.
By Anu Joshi
W. Kamau Bell and Michigan's Top Rap Stars Get Down for Voting Rights
At the last stop on the ACLU's Know Your Rights Bus Tour, a live podcast taping with the comedian W. Kamau Bell and a rap concert featuring Danny...
By Madeleine Wren, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
At the last stop on the ACLU's Know Your Rights Bus Tour, a live podcast taping with the comedian W. Kamau Bell and a rap concert featuring Danny...
By Madeleine Wren, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
At Liberty Live with W. Kamau Bell: Know Your Rights Bus Tour Philly
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, from his Substack Who’s With Me, or from...
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, from his Substack Who’s With Me, or from...
The Drag Queens Helping You Vote
On tour with the ACLU’s Know Your Rights bus tour, drag queens and other artists from Philadelphia and Detroit helped audiences test their...
By Hanna Stolzer
On tour with the ACLU’s Know Your Rights bus tour, drag queens and other artists from Philadelphia and Detroit helped audiences test their...
By Hanna Stolzer
How Border Policing Harms Undocumented People Seeking Abortion Care
The ACLU’s latest report outlines how interior immigration checkpoints and anti-immigrant state policing trap noncitizens trying to leave Texas...
By Sarah Mehta, Blair Wallace
The ACLU’s latest report outlines how interior immigration checkpoints and anti-immigrant state policing trap noncitizens trying to leave Texas...
By Sarah Mehta, Blair Wallace
ACLU Bus Tour Brings Banned Books to Georgia
Content creator Jameelah Jones and author Seema Yasmin joined the first stop on the ACLU’s Know Your Rights Bus Tour to discuss how your vote...
By Sam Herrera
Content creator Jameelah Jones and author Seema Yasmin joined the first stop on the ACLU’s Know Your Rights Bus Tour to discuss how your vote...
By Sam Herrera
Know Your Rights Game Show: Home Edition!
How well do you know your rights? Test your knowledge when you play the online version of our Bus Tour’s Know Your Rights Game Show quiz.
By ACLU
How well do you know your rights? Test your knowledge when you play the online version of our Bus Tour’s Know Your Rights Game Show quiz.
By ACLU
The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.
The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the ACLU against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth.
By Gillian Branstetter
The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the ACLU against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth.
By Gillian Branstetter
