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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, ExplainedPodcast
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.
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 Ground
Live Coverage: West Virginia v. B.P.J. SCOTUS arguments
The ACLU is at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. Follow live coverage of the fight to defend trans kids.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: West Virginia v. B.P.J. SCOTUS argumentsPodcast
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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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...
National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation
U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcement.
By Collette Flanagan, Kerry McLean
U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcement.
By Collette Flanagan, Kerry McLean
Idaho Attorney General's Abortion Opinion Shows Overturning Roe Was Only the Beginning
We’re challenging the attorney general’s unconstitutional opinion, which threatens to reach across state lines to limit abortion access.
By Ryan Mendias
We’re challenging the attorney general’s unconstitutional opinion, which threatens to reach across state lines to limit abortion access.
By Ryan Mendias
Is the Government Tracking Your Social Media Activity?
Suspicionless monitoring of social media accounts chills speech and threatens our right to live without fear of constant government scrutiny.
By Shaiba Rather, Layla Al
Suspicionless monitoring of social media accounts chills speech and threatens our right to live without fear of constant government scrutiny.
By Shaiba Rather, Layla Al
