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Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.
By Louise Melling, Yasmin Cader
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?Podcast
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’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, Explained
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 GroundPodcast
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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Biden Must Reverse Plans to Revive Deadly Trump-era Asylum Bans
The administration’s proposed tweaks to Trump’s bans are mere window-dressing on policies that will still inflict needless suffering.
By Katrina Eiland, Jonathan Blazer
The administration’s proposed tweaks to Trump’s bans are mere window-dressing on policies that will still inflict needless suffering.
By Katrina Eiland, Jonathan Blazer
Trans Students Should Be Treated With Dignity, Not Outed by Their Schools
Children and adults have a constitutional right not to have intimate facts about their lives disclosed without their consent.
By Harper Seldin
Children and adults have a constitutional right not to have intimate facts about their lives disclosed without their consent.
By Harper Seldin
Louisiana's Former Death Row is Now Holding Kids
Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison, is the largest maximum-security adult prison in the US. Angola is the perfect symbol for...
Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison, is the largest maximum-security adult prison in the US. Angola is the perfect symbol for...
How the ACLU Tracks Anti-LGBTQ Bills, and How We’re Fighting Back
Keep tabs on state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people with the ACLU's nationwide tracking system.
By Gillian Branstetter
Keep tabs on state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people with the ACLU's nationwide tracking system.
By Gillian Branstetter
Arizona Violated the Rights of Incarcerated People for More Than a Decade. That Will Finally End.
A judge is holding Arizona accountable after hearing from our incarcerated clients about the abuse they endured in custody.
By Maria Morris
A judge is holding Arizona accountable after hearing from our incarcerated clients about the abuse they endured in custody.
By Maria Morris
ACLU History: Showing Up for Abortion Rights Since 1920
As we remember Roe v. Wade on the 50th anniversary of the decision, take a look back at some of the many fights led by the ACLU along the way.
By ACLU
As we remember Roe v. Wade on the 50th anniversary of the decision, take a look back at some of the many fights led by the ACLU along the way.
By ACLU
To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice
The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County.
By Robert Ponce
The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County.
By Robert Ponce
Roe's 50th Year Undid Its Promise
January 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that codified the right to an abortion. But this year on...
January 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that codified the right to an abortion. But this year on...
The Intertwined Future of Attacks on Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care
We’re poised to fight back against state legislative efforts to control our bodies and limit access to essential health care.
By Rose Mackenzie, Arli Christian
We’re poised to fight back against state legislative efforts to control our bodies and limit access to essential health care.
By Rose Mackenzie, Arli Christian
How the Arizona Attorney General Created a Secretive, Illegal Surveillance Program to Sweep up Millions of Our Financial Records
New records obtained by the ACLU shed light on the scope of a mass surveillance program keeping tabs on Americans’ financial data.
By Fikayo Walter-Johnson, Nathan Freed Wessler
New records obtained by the ACLU shed light on the scope of a mass surveillance program keeping tabs on Americans’ financial data.
By Fikayo Walter-Johnson, Nathan Freed Wessler
