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Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Follow for live coverage of the nationwide peaceful protests to condemn President Trump's escalating abuses of power.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of ActionPodcast
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...
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.
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
As the ACLU fights to protect people’s privacy, playwright Matthew Libby discusses his play about the private companies fueling the government’s surveillance of immigrants.
By Allegra Harpootlian
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
This Women’s History Month, the ACLU looks at how the Trump administration is pushing policies designed to keep women at home.
By Ming-Qi Chu, Ashley Johnson
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving Medicine
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 MedicinePodcast
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...
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.
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By Dean Westwood
By Dean Westwood
President Trump Says the Dakota Access Pipeline ‘Serves the National Interest,’ Yet It Threatens Indian Rights and the Drinking Water of 18 Million People
By Stephen Pevar
By Stephen Pevar
We’re Updating Our Police Body Camera Recommendations for Even Better Accountability and Civil Liberties Protections
The ACLU's recommendations evolve as this complex technology works its way into the messy real world
By Chad Marlow, Jay Stanley
The ACLU's recommendations evolve as this complex technology works its way into the messy real world
By Chad Marlow, Jay Stanley
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Nominee for Attorney General, Stands by His Support for Sweeping Anti-LGBT Bill
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson
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By Lorena González
By Lorena González
On Donald Trump’s First Full Day in Office, Millions Showed the President That ‘Dissent Is Patriotic’
By Stacy Sullivan
By Stacy Sullivan
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By Susan Mizner
By Susan Mizner
Will the Momentum to Stop Solitary Grind to a Halt Under Trump?
By James Burns
By James Burns
Here Is the ACLU's 7-Point Plan of Action to Take on the Trump Administration
By Anthony D. Romero
By Anthony D. Romero
In First of Many, ACLU FOIA Request Seeks Information About the New President’s Conflicts of Interests
By Brett Max Kaufman
By Brett Max Kaufman
