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Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections
New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.
By Hibah Ansari
Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech ProtectionsPodcast
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...
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Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
By Hibah Ansari
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing ConditionsPodcast
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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The Government is Spying on You: ACLU Releases New Evidence of Overly Broad Surveillance of Everyday Activities
By Julia Harumi Mass, Michael German
By Julia Harumi Mass, Michael German
Court Rules That Facebook ‘Likes’ Are Free Speech
By Bennett Stein
By Bennett Stein
The 1980s Called. They Want Their Mandatory Minimums Back.
By Jesselyn McCurdy, Sarah Solon
By Jesselyn McCurdy, Sarah Solon
The FBI’s Civil Rights Deficit
By Laura W. Murphy
By Laura W. Murphy
Latest FISA Court Opinion: A Preview of Surveillance Without Limits
By Alex Abdo
By Alex Abdo
VanishingRights.com: A Conduit for Change
By Sandra Fulton
By Sandra Fulton
CCA At It Again: Held in Contempt for Understaffing Prison and Lying About It
By Carl Takei, Stephen Pevar
By Carl Takei, Stephen Pevar
Constitution Day, Brought To You By The ACLU
By Susan N. Herman
By Susan N. Herman
Texas Board of Education Celebrates Constitution Day by Promoting Creationism, Ignoring the Constitution
By Carrie Ellen Sager
By Carrie Ellen Sager
ACLU Challenges Government’s "Fiction of Deniability" on Use of Drones for Targeted Killing
By Brett Max Kaufman
By Brett Max Kaufman
