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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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Impending Threat of Abortion Criminalization Brings New Urgency to the Fight for Digital Privacy
As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our...
By Kade Crockford, Nathan Freed Wessler
As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our...
By Kade Crockford, Nathan Freed Wessler
Politicians Have No Place Making Parole Decisions for Young People
In a new lawsuit, we argue that the California governor’s power to veto parole grants violates the rights of young people.
By Allison Frankel, Avi Frey
In a new lawsuit, we argue that the California governor’s power to veto parole grants violates the rights of young people.
By Allison Frankel, Avi Frey
Six Ways You Can Join the Fight for Abortion Rights
This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action.
By ACLU
This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action.
By ACLU
The Casualties of Overturning Roe
Last week, the draft opinion for the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked. Justice Alito wrote the draft opinion...
Last week, the draft opinion for the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked. Justice Alito wrote the draft opinion...
To See the Future of Roe, Look to the States
We don’t know what the final opinion will look like, but here’s what we do know about abortion access nationwide.
By Jessica Arons
We don’t know what the final opinion will look like, but here’s what we do know about abortion access nationwide.
By Jessica Arons
Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Classroom Censorship?
Test your knowledge about the country’s current wave of classroom censorship measures.
By ACLU
Test your knowledge about the country’s current wave of classroom censorship measures.
By ACLU
New Report Illustrates How Right to Counsel Prevents Evictions and their Discriminatory Impacts on Communities
An ACLU and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel investigation confirms legal representation for renters facing eviction is a critically...
By Liel Sterling, Maria Roumiantseva
An ACLU and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel investigation confirms legal representation for renters facing eviction is a critically...
By Liel Sterling, Maria Roumiantseva
Ask an Expert: Free Speech
Our audience asked us hundreds of questions about free speech, and we answered.
By Kendall Ciesemier
Our audience asked us hundreds of questions about free speech, and we answered.
By Kendall Ciesemier
A Promising Appointment Brings Hope for Federal Clemency Applicants
The new pardon attorney’s background in public defense may bring a needed perspective to those seeking relief.
By Cynthia W. Roseberry
The new pardon attorney’s background in public defense may bring a needed perspective to those seeking relief.
By Cynthia W. Roseberry
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?
This is “Ask an Expert,” a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our...
This is “Ask an Expert,” a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our...
