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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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How to Fight Your School's Sexist Dress Code
It’s back to school season! And, this week we are digging into the wild world of dress codes. ...
It’s back to school season! And, this week we are digging into the wild world of dress codes. ...
Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform
National headlines don’t tell the full story; reform continues to win across the country.
By Udi Ofer
National headlines don’t tell the full story; reform continues to win across the country.
By Udi Ofer
Gendered Dress Codes Hurt Everyone — Especially Non-Binary People Like Me
The Washington State Human Rights Commission’s found Alaska Airlines’ gendered dress code policy discriminatory. It’s time for the airline to...
By Justin Wetherell
The Washington State Human Rights Commission’s found Alaska Airlines’ gendered dress code policy discriminatory. It’s time for the airline to...
By Justin Wetherell
Ask the Experts: How to Start Small and Make a Big Impact During This Election
ACLU volunteer Marci Iacobucci tells us what inspires her to speak up and engage with prospective voters.
By Ricardo Mimbela
ACLU volunteer Marci Iacobucci tells us what inspires her to speak up and engage with prospective voters.
By Ricardo Mimbela
This Podcast Could Be Banned in Florida Schools
It’s September and we’re back! Did you miss us? We missed you. So happy to be back and bringing you a very timely episode for the back to...
It’s September and we’re back! Did you miss us? We missed you. So happy to be back and bringing you a very timely episode for the back to...
When Release Conditions End in Unjust Confinement
One Native American woman’s experience with mandated drug treatment led to a horrifying series of events.
By Yazmine Nichols
One Native American woman’s experience with mandated drug treatment led to a horrifying series of events.
By Yazmine Nichols
UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program
The program, which deputizes local law enforcement to help ICE deport immigrants, is inextricably tied to racial profiling.
By Naureen Shah
The program, which deputizes local law enforcement to help ICE deport immigrants, is inextricably tied to racial profiling.
By Naureen Shah
From High School Activist to Full-Time Advocate
Henry Seaton is empowering trans people across Tennessee.
By Charley Locke
Henry Seaton is empowering trans people across Tennessee.
By Charley Locke
The Sinister and Racist Practice Infecting Death Penalty Juries
“Death qualification” is yet another way prosecutors stack the odds against Black defendants and in favor of capital punishment.
By Brian Stull, Henderson Hill
“Death qualification” is yet another way prosecutors stack the odds against Black defendants and in favor of capital punishment.
By Brian Stull, Henderson Hill
One Year Later, the US Must Evacuate the Kabul Drone Strike Survivors
The government must keep its promise and get all those affected by its mistaken drone strike to safety before it’s too late.
By Dr. Steven Kwon
The government must keep its promise and get all those affected by its mistaken drone strike to safety before it’s too late.
By Dr. Steven Kwon
