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Congress Must Rein in ICE to Improve the State of the Union
President Donald Trump will likely celebrate a false sense of success in his State of the Union address. There’s strength in this union, but not the way the president thinks.
By Mike Zamore
Congress Must Rein in ICE to Improve the State of the UnionPodcast
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.
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
By Nora Ahmed
Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.
By Louise Melling, Yasmin Cader
Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
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, ExplainedPodcast
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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Surreal Stingray Secrecy: Uncovering the FBI’s Surveillance Tech Secrecy Agreements
The public has a right to know whether the FBI is forcing law enforcement agencies to keep information on invasive surveillance technology a secret.
By Adeline Lee, Laura Moraff
The public has a right to know whether the FBI is forcing law enforcement agencies to keep information on invasive surveillance technology a secret.
By Adeline Lee, Laura Moraff
Over a Year After His Election, President Biden’s Human Rights Commitments Fail to Meet the Moment
After four years of attacks on human rights under the Trump administration, we need bold action from the Biden administration to advance human...
By Jamil Dakwar, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
After four years of attacks on human rights under the Trump administration, we need bold action from the Biden administration to advance human...
By Jamil Dakwar, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
The Case for Optimism: 2021 Legal Wins at the ACLU
As we near the end of the year, we are bringing you an episode of reflection. A lot has happened in the world, in our country and in our work at the ACLU. ...
As we near the end of the year, we are bringing you an episode of reflection. A lot has happened in the world, in our country and in our work at the ACLU. ...
With Reproductive Freedom in Danger, New Jersey Must Expand Protections and Access
It’s past time for the state to affirm autonomy, racial and economic justice, and community health to ensure that reproductive health care is...
By Alejandra Sorto
It’s past time for the state to affirm autonomy, racial and economic justice, and community health to ensure that reproductive health care is...
By Alejandra Sorto
Three Reasons Why Congress Must Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now
Workers still are routinely denied the temporary job changes they need to have healthy pregnancies — but a bipartisan bill is poised to provide...
By ACLU
Workers still are routinely denied the temporary job changes they need to have healthy pregnancies — but a bipartisan bill is poised to provide...
By ACLU
Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins
This year, as states across the country begin to redraw their district lines, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not...
By Sophie Beiers, Rotimi Adeoye
This year, as states across the country begin to redraw their district lines, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not...
By Sophie Beiers, Rotimi Adeoye
Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Abortion Case That Could Overturn Roe
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that challenges a nearly 49-year-old precedent protecting a pregnant person's right to an abortion established in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. The law in question is...
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that challenges a nearly 49-year-old precedent protecting a pregnant person's right to an abortion established in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. The law in question is...
The True Measure of Justice for Ahmaud Arbery Goes Beyond the Courtroom
Measuring progress solely by the outcome of trials risks both ignoring the importance of greater systemic change and compromising fairness in the...
By Yasmin Cader
Measuring progress solely by the outcome of trials risks both ignoring the importance of greater systemic change and compromising fairness in the...
By Yasmin Cader
Glennon Doyle on Having Hard Holiday Conversations
This week, we are stepping back in time and re-visiting our conversation with author and activist, Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Glennon...
This week, we are stepping back in time and re-visiting our conversation with author and activist, Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Glennon...
Livestreaming Police is a Critical First Amendment Right
It is critical that the courts maintain robust First Amendment protections for people to record, share, and stream police interactions. Our ability...
By Shreya Tewari
It is critical that the courts maintain robust First Amendment protections for people to record, share, and stream police interactions. Our ability...
By Shreya Tewari
