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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...

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

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Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

A demonstrator holding a sign that says Defend Democracy.

From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.

Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

Close-up of a sign reading “OPIOID DEPENDENCE TREATMENT” in large red letters on a white background.

The ACLU is suing the state of West Virginia for its moratorium on clinics providing methadone, an opioid treatment that cuts the risk of overdose deaths in half.

By Sarah Stone, Joe Solomon

Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving Medicine

A person (with their back to the camera) in a winter hat and gloves stands with both arms raised during an anti-ICE demonstration, facing a line of police officers in tactical gear behind yellow tape on a Minneapolis street.

Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration.

By Hibah Ansari

'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests

A smiling Dr. Badar Khan Suri, wearing a light, patterned short-sleeve button-down shirt and his wife, wearing a black headscarf with a red-and-black embroidered top, sit on a patterned sofa in their cozy living room, which has a colorful tablecloth and small potted plants on the coffee table in front of them.

The ACLU is in court this week with Dr. Badar Khan Suri fighting the Trump administration’s unconstitutional attempt to re-detain him for exercising his First Amendment rights.

By Noor Zafar, Ellessandra Taormino

One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to Court

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What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

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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.

Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

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