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Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections
New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.
By Hibah Ansari
Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech ProtectionsPodcast
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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
By Hibah Ansari
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing ConditionsPodcast
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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
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“Protecting Women and Children" Is a Shield for Transphobia
This week, we’re bringing you a conversation about the recent surge of anti-trans bills that have been levied in state legislatures. 2020 saw 79...
This week, we’re bringing you a conversation about the recent surge of anti-trans bills that have been levied in state legislatures. 2020 saw 79...
Calling 911 Shouldn’t Lead to an Eviction
The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act will help ensure that people who report emergencies don’t get evicted as a result.
By Sandra Park
The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act will help ensure that people who report emergencies don’t get evicted as a result.
By Sandra Park
Three Artists Explain and Visualize What Black Joy Means to Them
These stunning interpretations of Black joy show what’s possible in an inclusive and equitable world.
By ACLU
These stunning interpretations of Black joy show what’s possible in an inclusive and equitable world.
By ACLU
The War on Drugs Failed — Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions
We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save lives.
By Taylor Pendergrass
We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save lives.
By Taylor Pendergrass
Before Ketanji Brown Jackson Came Pauli Murray’s Letter to Nixon
Murray knew that one does not “apply” to be a justice of the Supreme Court. That was an unspoken rule, alongside another implicit requirement:...
By Ria Tabacco Mar
Murray knew that one does not “apply” to be a justice of the Supreme Court. That was an unspoken rule, alongside another implicit requirement:...
By Ria Tabacco Mar
Defending Our Right to Learn
What you need to know about the new string of classroom censorship and book ban attacks impacting students and teachers across the country.
By ACLU
What you need to know about the new string of classroom censorship and book ban attacks impacting students and teachers across the country.
By ACLU
Jon Batiste on Social Music, Family, and Freedom
Today we’re speaking with music legend Jon Batiste. He’s an Oscar-winning composer, pianist, bandleader and singer who is going into the 2022...
Today we’re speaking with music legend Jon Batiste. He’s an Oscar-winning composer, pianist, bandleader and singer who is going into the 2022...
If You Care About Freedom, You Should Be Asking Why We Don’t Fund Our Public Defender Systems
Four out of five criminal defendants can’t afford a lawyer, but in many places, the system promised to them by our state and federal...
By Emma Andersson
Four out of five criminal defendants can’t afford a lawyer, but in many places, the system promised to them by our state and federal...
By Emma Andersson
The White House Can Do More to Expand Voting Access
Biden has made progress implementing his executive order to promoting voting access, but more work is needed.
By Sarah Brannon
Biden has made progress implementing his executive order to promoting voting access, but more work is needed.
By Sarah Brannon
The Governor of Louisiana Must Veto the Proposed Redistricting Maps
Louisiana legislators are further diluting the power of Black voters, rather than correcting this long-standing problem.
By A’niya Robinson, Samantha Osaki
Louisiana legislators are further diluting the power of Black voters, rather than correcting this long-standing problem.
By A’niya Robinson, Samantha Osaki
