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Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide
The ACLU, ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund reached a landmark settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over the state’s failure to implement its own Indigenous education law.
By Lisa Francois
Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education NationwidePodcast
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...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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 for Tracking ALPR Cameras
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
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.Podcast
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...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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ACLU and DOJ Argue Alabama Immigration Law Is Unconstitutional
By Molly Lauterback
By Molly Lauterback
California Can Reform Solitary Confinement
Following a weeks-long hunger strike by inmates that brought California's use of solitary into the national spotlight, the state's legislature is...
By Rachel Myers
Following a weeks-long hunger strike by inmates that brought California's use of solitary into the national spotlight, the state's legislature is...
By Rachel Myers
You've Been Tagged on Facebook—But Now You’re In Control
By Chris Conley
By Chris Conley
Growing Up in the Segregated South, Struggle Brought Change
By Emily Tynes
By Emily Tynes
Told You So: Florida's New Drug Testing Policy Already Costing Taxpayers More
By Rachel Bloom
By Rachel Bloom
Another Death Row Inmate Freed Due to Innocence – And Another Unsolved Case
By Tanya Greene
By Tanya Greene
"Solitary Confinement Should be a Last Resort"
By Rachel Myers
By Rachel Myers
ACLU Lens: DHS Shift on Deportation Policy a First Step toward Reform, but Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
By Steve Gosset
By Steve Gosset
License to Abuse? Time for Bureau of Prisons to Sever Ties with CCA
By Azadeh N. Shahshahani
By Azadeh N. Shahshahani
This Week in Civil Liberties (8/19/2011)
From a teacher terminating for pumping breast milk to a school districts anti-LGBTQ computer blockers.
By Rekha Arulanantham
From a teacher terminating for pumping breast milk to a school districts anti-LGBTQ computer blockers.
By Rekha Arulanantham