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How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation.
By Sam LaFrance
How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the PressPodcast
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.
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 Protections
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 2025Podcast
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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Why Access to Voting is Key to Systemic Equality
Here’s how systemic barriers and discrimination continue to impact access to voting today, and why we’re fighting to ensure all people have...
By ACLU
Here’s how systemic barriers and discrimination continue to impact access to voting today, and why we’re fighting to ensure all people have...
By ACLU
Internet Censorship Won't Make Kids Safe
Today’s young people have a lot to deal with. Pandemic interruptions, social isolation, climate change, political polarization, ever-changing...
Today’s young people have a lot to deal with. Pandemic interruptions, social isolation, climate change, political polarization, ever-changing...
Keeping Our Kids Safe from the EdTech Surveillance Industry
Our new report illustrates why harmful surveillance tools are a poor option for improving school safety.
By Chad Marlow
Our new report illustrates why harmful surveillance tools are a poor option for improving school safety.
By Chad Marlow
As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?
Here’s what past criminal law rulings tell us about how the justices may interpret the law moving forward.
By Brandon Buskey
Here’s what past criminal law rulings tell us about how the justices may interpret the law moving forward.
By Brandon Buskey
Kids Sued Montana Over Climate Change—Here’s How They Won
Last month, a district court judge in Montana ruled in favor of 16 youth plaintiffs in a landmark climate lawsuit. In Held v. Montana, young...
Last month, a district court judge in Montana ruled in favor of 16 youth plaintiffs in a landmark climate lawsuit. In Held v. Montana, young...
10 Advocates on Why They Won’t Stand for Classroom Censorship
People across the country shared their thoughts about why inclusive education is crucial for students.
By ACLU
People across the country shared their thoughts about why inclusive education is crucial for students.
By ACLU
Florida’s Statewide Prosecution of Voting with a Past Conviction is Unlawful
The state’s confusing voter registration system sets people up to fail and further disenfranchises Black voters.
By Casey Smith
The state’s confusing voter registration system sets people up to fail and further disenfranchises Black voters.
By Casey Smith
RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message
The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent.
By Christopher E. Bruce, Hina Shamsi
The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent.
By Christopher E. Bruce, Hina Shamsi
American Poverty Is Our Problem To Fix
“The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why?” That’s the question that...
“The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why?” That’s the question that...
On the Frontlines of the Fight Against Classroom Censorship
A coordinated attack on the First Amendment is happening at schools and universities across the country as state legislators silence the voices of...
By Anita Little
A coordinated attack on the First Amendment is happening at schools and universities across the country as state legislators silence the voices of...
By Anita Little
