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Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short.
By Chad Marlow
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties ThreatPodcast
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.
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los AngelesPodcast
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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Same Gender Education a Gimmick
By Ronald E. Jackson
By Ronald E. Jackson
This Week in Civil Liberties (10/28/11)
From victories in Florida and Missouri to the anniversary of the Patriot Act.
By Rekha Arulanantham
From victories in Florida and Missouri to the anniversary of the Patriot Act.
By Rekha Arulanantham
Why Cops Shouldn't Be in Classrooms
By Taurean K. Brown
By Taurean K. Brown
Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (10/28/2011)
By Caitlin O'Neill
By Caitlin O'Neill
Expanded Immigration Detention: Locking Up Those Yearning to Breathe Free
By Chris Rickerd
By Chris Rickerd
The Patriot Act Anniversary Week Round-Up
The Patriot Act turned 10 on Wednesday. And all we got were violations of our civil liberties.
By Allie Bohm
The Patriot Act turned 10 on Wednesday. And all we got were violations of our civil liberties.
By Allie Bohm
A Tool in the Government's War on Privacy? Absolutely. But in Its War on Terror? Not So Much…
Delaying notice to an ever-growing number of people that their homes and businesses have been searched opens the door for law enforcement to...
By Robyn Greene
Delaying notice to an ever-growing number of people that their homes and businesses have been searched opens the door for law enforcement to...
By Robyn Greene
The Whole World Is Watching: Your Right to Videotape Police
By ACLU
By ACLU
Voices from Inside Detention
By Molly Lauterback
By Molly Lauterback
Leaving Women Out in the Cold
By Deborah J. Vagins
By Deborah J. Vagins