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One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next.
By Anthony D. Romero
One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump AdministrationPodcast
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 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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
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Flashback: Biden Agrees Access to Metadata Is 'Very, Very Intrusive' (VIDEO)
By Alex Abdo
By Alex Abdo
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA's Patriot Act Phone Surveillance
By Brett Max Kaufman
By Brett Max Kaufman
Guantánamo: A Betrayal of Our Values, a Human Rights Crisis, and Expensive as Hell
By Amshula Jayaram
By Amshula Jayaram
America is My Home and It's Where I’ll Leave My Legacy
By Maria Marquez Hernandez
By Maria Marquez Hernandez
ACLU in POLITICO: Roll Back the Surveillance State
By Laura W. Murphy, Michelle Richardson
By Laura W. Murphy, Michelle Richardson
Simple Dataset About American Colonists Shows Power of Metadata
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
Happy 50th Birthday, Equal Pay Act!
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act and the ACLU, along with other organizations, is launching an effort aimed at achieving...
By Lenora M. Lapidus
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act and the ACLU, along with other organizations, is launching an effort aimed at achieving...
By Lenora M. Lapidus
ACLU Seeks Secret Court Opinions Authorizing NSA's Mass Acquisition of Americans' Phone Records
By Patrick Toomey
By Patrick Toomey
Fifty Years Later, Fulfilling the Promise of Equal Pay
By Deborah J. Vagins
By Deborah J. Vagins