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How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
As the ACLU fights to protect people’s privacy, playwright Matthew Libby discusses his play about the private companies fueling the government’s surveillance of immigrants.
By Allegra Harpootlian
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance StatePodcast
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.
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
This Women’s History Month, the ACLU looks at how the Trump administration is pushing policies designed to keep women at home.
By Ming-Qi Chu, Ashley Johnson
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Follow for live coverage of the nationwide peaceful protests to condemn President Trump's escalating abuses of power.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving Medicine
The ACLU is suing the state of West Virginia for its moratorium on clinics providing methadone, an opioid treatment that cuts the risk of overdose deaths in half.
By Sarah Stone, Joe Solomon
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving MedicinePodcast
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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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
An Idaho College Censored Their Reproductive Health Care Art, But These Artists Won’t be Silenced
Three artists whose work was removed from an exhibit at Lewis-Clark State College speak out about the shame, disbelief, and prejudice that...
By ACLU
Three artists whose work was removed from an exhibit at Lewis-Clark State College speak out about the shame, disbelief, and prejudice that...
By ACLU
Celebrating 60 Years of Gideon v. Wainwright
At a moment when our fundamental rights are increasingly eroded, now is the time to fulfill the promise of Gideon.
By Yasmin Cader, Emma Andersson
At a moment when our fundamental rights are increasingly eroded, now is the time to fulfill the promise of Gideon.
By Yasmin Cader, Emma Andersson
Trans Rights Are Women's Rights
Here’s why the rights of trans people are at the heart of gender justice for all.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
Here’s why the rights of trans people are at the heart of gender justice for all.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
The Revolutionary Power of Teenage Girls
Today we are talking about one of the most revolutionary forces in America — teenage girls. Throughout history, teenage girls have consistently...
Today we are talking about one of the most revolutionary forces in America — teenage girls. Throughout history, teenage girls have consistently...
The Women’s Movement Needs Lawyers and Organizers Working Together
Our collaboration with Fight for 15 and tenant organizers offers a window into a truly inclusive movement.
By Liel Sterling
Our collaboration with Fight for 15 and tenant organizers offers a window into a truly inclusive movement.
By Liel Sterling
How Policy Hidden in an Algorithm is Threatening Families in This Pennsylvania County
The ACLU and Human Rights Data Analysis Group evaluate one of the first algorithmic tools used in the child welfare system.
By Marissa Gerchick, Tobi Jegede, Tarak Shah, Ana Gutiérrez, Sophie Beiers, Noam Shemtov, Kath Xu, Anjana Samant, Aaron Horowitz
The ACLU and Human Rights Data Analysis Group evaluate one of the first algorithmic tools used in the child welfare system.
By Marissa Gerchick, Tobi Jegede, Tarak Shah, Ana Gutiérrez, Sophie Beiers, Noam Shemtov, Kath Xu, Anjana Samant, Aaron Horowitz
No One Should Face the Death Penalty for Accessing Health Care
If anti-abortion politicians think they can push laws to criminalize abortion without a fight, they are sorely mistaken.
By Rose Mackenzie
If anti-abortion politicians think they can push laws to criminalize abortion without a fight, they are sorely mistaken.
By Rose Mackenzie
