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Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
Children describe adult jail-like conditions at Colorado juvenile detention centers
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
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.
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.
By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World CupPodcast
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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Alok Vaid-Menon Wants You to Reimagine Gender
This year brings an unprecedented surge of anti-trans legislation banning everything from sports participation to healthcare access. So far,...
This year brings an unprecedented surge of anti-trans legislation banning everything from sports participation to healthcare access. So far,...
The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Policing is a Foundation to Build Upon
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.
By Rachael Eisenberg, Kate Kahan, Nicole Lee Ndumele, Udi Ofer
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.
By Rachael Eisenberg, Kate Kahan, Nicole Lee Ndumele, Udi Ofer
From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End
Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
By Gisela Perez Kusakawa
Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
By Gisela Perez Kusakawa
Southern Abortion Activists Share Their Playbook
Supreme Court decision season is upon us, and with that, we wait for the final opinion in the Mississippi abortion ban case that could overturn Roe...
Supreme Court decision season is upon us, and with that, we wait for the final opinion in the Mississippi abortion ban case that could overturn Roe...
On the Frontlines of the Fight Against Mass Deportation
Activists are defending immigrant communities from harmful partnerships between local law enforcement and ICE.
By Leila Rafei
Activists are defending immigrant communities from harmful partnerships between local law enforcement and ICE.
By Leila Rafei
The Impact of Intergenerational Immigrant Trauma
May marks Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. To mark the importance of this month and how it...
May marks Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. To mark the importance of this month and how it...
What You Need to Know About ACLU Artist Ambassadors, Including Amber Heard
ACLU Artist Ambassadors volunteer their talents and platforms to elevate civil rights and civil liberties.
By ACLU
ACLU Artist Ambassadors volunteer their talents and platforms to elevate civil rights and civil liberties.
By ACLU
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
