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One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next.
By Anthony D. Romero
One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump AdministrationPodcast
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 Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties.
By ACLU
Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI
By Amelia Quezada, Ricardo Mimbela
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground
As executions surged to their highest level in years, public support, jury verdicts, and new death sentences continued a historic decline—exposing a punishment sustained by political power, not public will.
By Cassandra Stubbs
Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing GroundPodcast
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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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
The Politics of Pleasure
For some of us, simply living in our bodies is a daily act against oppression, against marginalization, criminalization and hate. This work is...
For some of us, simply living in our bodies is a daily act against oppression, against marginalization, criminalization and hate. This work is...
My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead
An ACLU client shares her family's story of survival while waiting at the border for months as they sought asylum.
By Ana
An ACLU client shares her family's story of survival while waiting at the border for months as they sought asylum.
By Ana
Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro
Un cliente de la ACLU cuenta su historia.
By Ana
Un cliente de la ACLU cuenta su historia.
By Ana
Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We’re Suing.
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being...
By Chase Strangio
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being...
By Chase Strangio
