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Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
By Nora Ahmed
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in LouisianaPodcast
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.
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.
By Louise Melling, Yasmin Cader
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
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 HerePodcast
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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The Fight for Asylum: An American Imperative
Three advocates discuss how the ACLU shows up for asylum rights, and why they persist in this difficult work.
By ACLU
Three advocates discuss how the ACLU shows up for asylum rights, and why they persist in this difficult work.
By ACLU
Banning TikTok is a Really Bad Idea
The social media platform TikTok has had a meteoric rise. The app has become a hub for educators, activists, and creatives to influence all aspects...
The social media platform TikTok has had a meteoric rise. The app has become a hub for educators, activists, and creatives to influence all aspects...
Why Fair Housing is Key to Systemic Equality
Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure all people have equal access.
By Sandra Park
Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure all people have equal access.
By Sandra Park
Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum
For decades, the ACLU has worked to protect the rights of asylum seekers.
By Katie Hoeppner, Johanna Silver
For decades, the ACLU has worked to protect the rights of asylum seekers.
By Katie Hoeppner, Johanna Silver
Biden's Asylum Policy is From Trump's Playbook
As soon as a week from today, the Biden administration could implement a policy that would force people to seek asylum and wait for an answer in...
As soon as a week from today, the Biden administration could implement a policy that would force people to seek asylum and wait for an answer in...
The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech
The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising their constitutional right to free...
By Laura Moraff
The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising their constitutional right to free...
By Laura Moraff
911: Reimagining a System that Defaults to Dispatching Police
Emergency response systems must be revamped to equip 911 call-takers to dispatch non-police first responders.
By Ashika Verriest
Emergency response systems must be revamped to equip 911 call-takers to dispatch non-police first responders.
By Ashika Verriest
State Supreme Courts Offer the Best Chance to Advance Rights
Through litigation and engagement strategies, we’re turning to the states to protect our liberties where federal courts have failed.
By Matthew Segal, Julie Murray
Through litigation and engagement strategies, we’re turning to the states to protect our liberties where federal courts have failed.
By Matthew Segal, Julie Murray
When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail
Defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.
By David Cole, Brian Hauss
Defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.
By David Cole, Brian Hauss
Why and How Trans Hate is Spreading
The ACLU is tracking 452 anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S. this legislative session. Of those 452, 118 are anti-trans health care bills, and there’s a...
The ACLU is tracking 452 anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S. this legislative session. Of those 452, 118 are anti-trans health care bills, and there’s a...
