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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 ActionPodcast
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.
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 State
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
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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CISPA Explainer #3: What Can Be Done With Information After It Is Shared?
By Michelle Richardson
By Michelle Richardson
Ohio Aerial Surveillance System Moving Forward Without Having to Wait For FAA Drone Rules
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
Court Agrees to Consider ACLU Arguments That Fourth Amendment Requires Warrant For Access to Prescription Database
By Nathan Freed Wessler
By Nathan Freed Wessler
YOLO: So Why Was a Texas Prankster Suspended When There Were Better Options?
By Rachel Goodman
By Rachel Goodman
Needed in Immigration Overhaul: Counsel and Alternatives to Incarceration
By Kimberly Humphrey
By Kimberly Humphrey
Shocking Video from Maine Prison Shows a Restrained Prisoner Being Tortured with Pepper Spray
This is one of many examples of corrections staff abusing restraints and pepper spray, at times with deadly results
By Carl Takei, Eric Balaban, Maggie Heim
This is one of many examples of corrections staff abusing restraints and pepper spray, at times with deadly results
By Carl Takei, Eric Balaban, Maggie Heim
New Pope Washes the Feet of 12 Kids in Prison: An Easter Reminder for the U.S.
By Ajmel Quereshi
By Ajmel Quereshi
CISPA Explainer #2: With Whom Can Information Be Shared?
By Michelle Richardson
By Michelle Richardson
VICTORY! Students Triumph over Private Prison Company’s Bid to Name College Football Stadium
By Carl Takei
By Carl Takei
VICTORY! Bipartisan Group of Legislators Lead Oregon to Equal Access to Education Law
By Becky Straus
By Becky Straus
