News & Commentary
Top Stories
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 MovementPodcast
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.
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 Medicine
'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
Immigration arrests have upended life in Minnesota as citizens detail unlawful and violent interactions with ICE in court testimonies as part of an ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration.
By Hibah Ansari
'I Have No Rights': Minnesota Residents Sue Trump Administration for Racial Profiling, Stops Without Suspicion, and Warrantless Arrests
One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to Court
The ACLU is in court this week with Dr. Badar Khan Suri fighting the Trump administration’s unconstitutional attempt to re-detain him for exercising his First Amendment rights.
By Noor Zafar, Ellessandra Taormino
One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to CourtPodcast
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.
Latest stories
The War on Marijuana is a Failure
By The Gregory Brothers
By The Gregory Brothers
VIDEO: 'We Steal Secrets' Director Discusses WikiLeaks, Manning, and More With the ACLU
Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of the new documentary “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” joined the ACLU’s Ben Wizner to...
By Noa Yachot
Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of the new documentary “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” joined the ACLU’s Ben Wizner to...
By Noa Yachot
Disappeared and Departed
By Lucero Chavez, Sean Riordan
By Lucero Chavez, Sean Riordan
Appeals Court Holds That Breastfeeding Is “Related To Pregnancy” (Or Why My Four-Year-Old Understands Basic Biology Better Than Some Judges)
By Galen Sherwin
By Galen Sherwin
A Wedding Cake For Fido & Fluffy But Not For Dave & Charlie?
By Kiela Parks, John Krieger
By Kiela Parks, John Krieger
NEW REPORT: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Marijuana Arrests
By Ezekiel Edwards
By Ezekiel Edwards
Supreme Court Ruling a Blow to Genetic Privacy
By Michael Risher
By Michael Risher
This Week in Civil Liberties (05/31/2013)
By Rekha Arulanantham
By Rekha Arulanantham
Responding to The Washington Post's Walter Pincus on Leaks and Shield Laws
By Gabe Rottman
By Gabe Rottman
Will the Supreme Court Stop Georgia from Executing an Intellectually Disabled Man?
By Brian Stull
By Brian Stull
