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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...
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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.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Has Just Doubled Down on the Immoral, Racist, and Counterproductive War on Drugs
By Udi Ofer
By Udi Ofer
Kris Kobach, the ‘King of Voter Suppression,’ Will Lead Trump’s Sham Voter Fraud Commission. Be Afraid, Very Afraid.
By Amrit Cheng
By Amrit Cheng
The Trump Administration’s ‘Law and Order’ Propaganda Is Starting to Contaminate Congress
By Kanya Bennett
By Kanya Bennett
Federal Appeals Court Hears Crucial Case on First Amendment and Photography
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
The Other Shoe Didn’t Drop on Birth Control Coverage Last Week, But Trump Greenlighted It
By Brigitte Amiri
By Brigitte Amiri
Behind Many ‘Mom and Pop’ Bail Bonds Shops Is a Huge Insurance Corporation Out to Profit From Misery
By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli
By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli
Why the ACLU Supports the Appointment of a Special Prosecutor and the Creation of a Select Committee to Investigate Trump Campaign Ties to Russia
By Anthony D. Romero
By Anthony D. Romero
Arresting a Reporter for Asking Questions Is an Unacceptable Assault on the First Amendment
By Jamie Lynn Crofts, Eli Baumwell
By Jamie Lynn Crofts, Eli Baumwell
New Hampshire Disenfranchised This 94-Year-Old, Legally Blind Woman Because of Her Signature. Now We’re Suing.
By Amrit Cheng
By Amrit Cheng
You Can’t Say That on Television (Colbert Edition)
By Brian Hauss
By Brian Hauss
