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Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections
New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.
By Hibah Ansari
Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech ProtectionsPodcast
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.
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
By Hibah Ansari
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing ConditionsPodcast
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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The Government’s Muslim Ban ‘Guidance’ Is Arbitrary, Illogical, and Discriminatory – Just Like the Ban.
By Cody Wofsy
By Cody Wofsy
Officers Involved in the Laquan McDonald Case Were Indicted This Week. The Larger Fight for Police Reform That Will Protect Communities Remains.
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
The Supreme Court’s Troubling Decision on Funding for Church Playgrounds
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
The Only Way to Get Arkansas Legislators Out of the Exam Room Is To Take Them To Court
By Talcott Camp
By Talcott Camp
Transparency Is Solution to Shameful Lack of Security For US Voting Systems Revealed by NSA Leak
By Leah Rosenbloom
By Leah Rosenbloom
‘Clear Victory’ for President Trump on Muslim Ban 2.0? Hardly.
By Cody Wofsy
By Cody Wofsy
Can Businesses Turn LGBT People Away Because of Who They Are? That’s Up to the Supreme Court Now.
By James Esseks
By James Esseks
I’m Suing Texas Because the Legislature Passed a Bill That Discriminates Against My Town
By Raul L. Reyes
By Raul L. Reyes
New Jersey Argued That a Calm Manner Could Be Used Against You in Police Interrogations. Luckily, It Lost.
By Keerthi Potluri
By Keerthi Potluri
