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Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk
Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major civil rights organization, is the Trump administration's latest effort to punish groups it doesn't like.
By Mike Zamore
Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at RiskPodcast
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.
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
Hundreds of people across the country have faced retaliation for exercising their First Amendment right to record ICE and other federal agents deployed in their communities.
By Ellessandra Taormino, Sam LaFrance
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
The Supreme Court recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory voting maps. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting and voting rights in light of this decision.
By ACLU
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
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.
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Standing in Solidarity with Troy Davis
Davis finds himself facing death for the fourth time.
By James Clark
Davis finds himself facing death for the fourth time.
By James Clark
This Week in Civil Liberties (9/16/2011)
What kind of information still remains vulnerable to government surveillance even 10 years after 9/11? Learn this and more.
By Rekha Arulanantham
What kind of information still remains vulnerable to government surveillance even 10 years after 9/11? Learn this and more.
By Rekha Arulanantham
Predatory Lending: Wall Street Profited, Minority Families Paid the Price
By Larry Schwartztol
By Larry Schwartztol
Separating Immigration Policy and National Security, Not American Families
By Chris Rickerd, Joanne Lin
By Chris Rickerd, Joanne Lin
Supreme Court Stays Duane Buck Execution
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito
ACLU Lens: Leaked Secure Communities Task Force Report Shows Program's Many Flaws
By Sandhya Bathija
By Sandhya Bathija
Oklahoma Seeks to "Save" Itself from the Requirements of the U.S. Constitution
By Chandra Bhatnagar
By Chandra Bhatnagar
9/11's Legacy of Religious Discrimination
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
Wal-Mart Now "Women-Friendly?" We Don't Think So
By Ariela Migdal
By Ariela Migdal