News & Commentary
Top Stories
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los AngelesPodcast
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.
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.
By Yasmin Cader
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in 2022 on behalf of professors forced to censor race and gender in their instruction.
By Leah Watson
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever
Hundreds of thousands of Washington residents oppose the Trump administration’s continued deployment of the National Guard. The only way to make sure this never happens again is to make D.C. a state
By Monica Hopkins
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than EverPodcast
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.
Latest stories
On the Agenda: January 6-10
By Meghan Groob
By Meghan Groob
Here’s Who Thinks Snowden Should Be Allowed Home – What About You?
By Bennett Stein
By Bennett Stein
Drone Test Site Selections Belie State Anti-Privacy Argument
By Allie Bohm
By Allie Bohm
This Week in Civil Liberties (01/03/2014)
By Rekha Arulanantham
By Rekha Arulanantham
ACLU Appeals Decision Upholding NSA's Mass Surveillance
By Noa Yachot
By Noa Yachot
Florida Cannot Drug Test People Simply Because They’re Poor
By Jason D. Williamson
By Jason D. Williamson
Legal Marijuana in CO Will Bring Justice and Savings
By John Krieger
By John Krieger
Counting Down to the End of the Death Penalty
By Anna Arceneaux
By Anna Arceneaux
The Most Important Surveillance Order We Know Almost Nothing About
By Alex Abdo
By Alex Abdo
