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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...
Conversation Guide
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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War Comes Home
The Excessive Militarization of American Policing
By ACLU
The Excessive Militarization of American Policing
By ACLU
Florida Politicians Want to Pass an Adoption Discrimination Bill That Could Have Denied Me My Perfect Family
By Anthony Siegrist
By Anthony Siegrist
Why the War on Drugs is So Bad For Privacy
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
NYCLU-Obtained Documents Reveal Secrecy, Lack of Court Oversight in Use of Invasive Stingray Technology
By Mariko Hirose
By Mariko Hirose
Bigotry Backfires: How a Serious Threat to LGBT Equality Has Turned Into an Asset
By James Esseks
By James Esseks
The Internet of Kafkaesque Things
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
Discrimination Is Written Into the Fabric of Ferguson’s Government
By Julie Ebenstein
By Julie Ebenstein
Bishops’ Policy for Immigrant Teenagers: Sorry You Were Raped, but We Won’t Help You
By Brigitte Amiri
By Brigitte Amiri
DHS Wants Contract for Access to Database of Innocent Drivers’ Locations
By Jay Stanley, Bennett Stein
By Jay Stanley, Bennett Stein
Everything That Is Wrong With U.S. Prisons in One Picture
By David Fathi
By David Fathi
