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Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
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.
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.
By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World CupPodcast
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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Minnesota Just Restored Voting Rights for 55,000 People
The U.S. is the only developed democracy that strips voting rights from its people on the basis of a criminal conviction. An estimated 4.6 million...
The U.S. is the only developed democracy that strips voting rights from its people on the basis of a criminal conviction. An estimated 4.6 million...
Abortion is Our Right, and We Won’t Be Silenced
Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.
By Rose Mackenzie
Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.
By Rose Mackenzie
How the ACLU is Showing Up For Abortion Access Nationwide
We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
Here's How New Mexico is Leading the Way for Voting Rights
In the face of federal inaction, New Mexican lawmakers are stepping up to enshrine voter protections in law.
By Zara Haq, Austin Weahkee
In the face of federal inaction, New Mexican lawmakers are stepping up to enshrine voter protections in law.
By Zara Haq, Austin Weahkee
This Law Criminalizes Black Trans Women
This Friday, we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions trans people have made to...
This Friday, we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions trans people have made to...
This Law Could Criminalize Everyday Conversations About Immigration
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a federal law that violates our First Amendment right to free speech.
By Elizabeth Gyori
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a federal law that violates our First Amendment right to free speech.
By Elizabeth Gyori
How Officials in Georgia are Suppressing Political Protest as ‘Domestic Terrorism’
Misguided, draconian laws are being used to punish and chill legitimate political protest.
By Sarah Taitz, Shaiba Rather
Misguided, draconian laws are being used to punish and chill legitimate political protest.
By Sarah Taitz, Shaiba Rather
Mandatory Reporting Is Destroying Families
Keeping kids safe is one of our greatest responsibilities as adults. But what if the main tool we use to protect children is actually preventing...
Keeping kids safe is one of our greatest responsibilities as adults. But what if the main tool we use to protect children is actually preventing...
My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'
The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair...
By Ashley Lomboy
The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair...
By Ashley Lomboy
My Conviction Meant 40 Years Without A Vote. Not Anymore.
Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me.
By Jennifer Schroeder
Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me.
By Jennifer Schroeder
