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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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The NSA Has Taken Over the Internet Backbone. We're Suing to Get it Back.
By Patrick Toomey
By Patrick Toomey
School-to-Prison Pipeline
The ACLU is committed to challenging the "school to prison pipeline," a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public...
By Dennis Parker
The ACLU is committed to challenging the "school to prison pipeline," a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public...
By Dennis Parker
Privacy Might Be Getting an International Champion
By Jamil Dakwar
By Jamil Dakwar
The Legacies of Slavery and Jim Crow Live on With Exclusion of Home Health Care Workers from Fair Labor Laws
By Ariela Migdal
By Ariela Migdal
Just Hope You Don't Have to Pee in Florida
By Chase Strangio
By Chase Strangio
'You’re Not Wrong, You're Just an A**hole'
By Esha Bhandari
By Esha Bhandari
The DOJ Ferguson Report Isn’t Just an Indictment of Ferguson Police, but of American Policing Writ Large
By Ezekiel Edwards
By Ezekiel Edwards
NYC Kids Say, "De Blasio, Tear Down This Pipeline."
By Ujala Sehgal
By Ujala Sehgal
5 Takeaways After Watching 'The Hunting Ground,' the New Documentary on Campus Sexual Violence
By Sandra Park
By Sandra Park
Ignore the Drumbeat of Doom, the NSA’s Call Records Program Didn’t Stop a Single Terrorist Attack
By Rachel Nusbaum
By Rachel Nusbaum
