News & Commentary
Top Stories
One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next.
By Anthony D. Romero
One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump AdministrationPodcast
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.
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, Explained
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 GroundPodcast
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.
Latest stories
Wyoming’s Boot Camp Program for Young, First-Time Offenders Openly Discriminates Against Women in Favor of Men
By Stephen Pevar
By Stephen Pevar
Tomorrow Ohio Plans to Restart Executions With Drugs Known to Torture
By Mike Brickner
By Mike Brickner
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Speaks in Code. Here’s What He’s Really Saying.
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
CIA Torture Psychologists Compare Themselves to Nazi Poison Gas Manufacturer as Defense
By Dror Ladin
By Dror Ladin
Trump Administration Can’t Deport 1,400 Iraqi Nationals Who Fear Persecution, Torture, or Death … For Now.
By Bonsitu A Kitaba-Gaviglio
By Bonsitu A Kitaba-Gaviglio
I Fought for My Daughter to Live at Home, And Congress Wants to Take That Away From People With Disabilities
By Julie Beckett
By Julie Beckett
Don't Rest Easy. Health Care Repeal Isn't Dead Yet.
By Georgeanne M. Usova
By Georgeanne M. Usova
Why I Help Escort Women to the Doors of Kentucky’s Last Abortion Clinic
By Juliette Verlaque
By Juliette Verlaque
Congress Wants to Let Churches Play Partisan Politics and Keep Tax Exempt Status
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson
The Man Likely to Be the New FBI Director Won’t Commit to Not Spying on Mosques and Muslim Leaders in America
By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani
