News & Commentary
Top Stories
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ACLU and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's LegacyPodcast
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.
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the ACLU has teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.
By Hibah Ansari
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
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
The Trump Administration Is Disappearing Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Growing Third Country Removal Campaign
Through shadowy deportation agreements, the Trump administration is sending detained individuals to countries where they have no ties — and may face persecution.
By Sarah Mehta
The Trump Administration Is Disappearing Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Growing Third Country Removal CampaignPodcast
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.
Latest stories
Across America, The Single Most Powerful Person in Local Criminal Justice Systems Operates With Near Impunity
In 2017, Pregnancy Still Earns Women Pink Slips
By Kate Meyer
By Kate Meyer
The Government Is Abusing Its Surveillance Powers. Don’t Believe Those Who Say Otherwise.
By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani
Donald Trump’s Talk to Police Officers Was Police-State Authoritarianism Distilled to Its Essence
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
Donald Trump Attacks Transgender People to Help Build Border Wall
By Faiz Shakir
By Faiz Shakir
Leave It to Donald Trump to Come Up With the Wrong Way to Fire and Replace Jeff Sessions
By Christopher Anders
By Christopher Anders
Trump Is Doing Everything in His Power to Build a Border Wall and Congress Is Going Along With it
By Gregory Z. Smith
By Gregory Z. Smith
President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Is an Affront to the Core Tenets of the US Military
By Noah Strangio
By Noah Strangio
Jeff Sessions Thinks It Should Be Legal to Fire You for Being LGBT
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson
Americans Want Surveillance Reform. Will Congress Listen?
By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani