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Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Follow for live coverage of the nationwide peaceful protests to condemn President Trump's escalating abuses of power.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of ActionPodcast
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.
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
As the ACLU fights to protect people’s privacy, playwright Matthew Libby discusses his play about the private companies fueling the government’s surveillance of immigrants.
By Allegra Harpootlian
How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
This Women’s History Month, the ACLU looks at how the Trump administration is pushing policies designed to keep women at home.
By Ming-Qi Chu, Ashley Johnson
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving Medicine
The ACLU is suing the state of West Virginia for its moratorium on clinics providing methadone, an opioid treatment that cuts the risk of overdose deaths in half.
By Sarah Stone, Joe Solomon
Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving MedicinePodcast
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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As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever
The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people.
By Nancy Rosenbloom, Kyle Virgien
The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people.
By Nancy Rosenbloom, Kyle Virgien
Timeline: How Law Enforcement Fueled Violence in Kenosha
An ACLU investigation illustrates how law enforcement failed to protect protesters and amplified tensions on August 25, 2020.
By ACLU
An ACLU investigation illustrates how law enforcement failed to protect protesters and amplified tensions on August 25, 2020.
By ACLU
After 35 years, Congress Should Finally End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice policy and the racial...
By Aamra Ahmad
Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice policy and the racial...
By Aamra Ahmad
New Guidance Fails to Stop Mistreatment of Pregnant People and Their Children in Detention
Bassinets and snacks don't make the detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing people, and their newborns any less inhumane.
By Mitra Ebadolahi, Monika Y. Langarica
Bassinets and snacks don't make the detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing people, and their newborns any less inhumane.
By Mitra Ebadolahi, Monika Y. Langarica
In 2021, Our Fight for LGBTQ Rights Moved to the States
2021 saw a record number of attacks on LGBTQ rights in state legislatures — most aimed at trans youth. We’re fighting back in courts and...
By ACLU
2021 saw a record number of attacks on LGBTQ rights in state legislatures — most aimed at trans youth. We’re fighting back in courts and...
By ACLU
An Update on Our Biggest Stories of 2021
On the podcast, we’ve chronicled some of the year’s biggest stories: the insurrection, the rescinding of the Muslim ban, devastating police...
On the podcast, we’ve chronicled some of the year’s biggest stories: the insurrection, the rescinding of the Muslim ban, devastating police...
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
