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A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los AngelesPodcast
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.
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.
By Yasmin Cader
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in 2022 on behalf of professors forced to censor race and gender in their instruction.
By Leah Watson
Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever
Hundreds of thousands of Washington residents oppose the Trump administration’s continued deployment of the National Guard. The only way to make sure this never happens again is to make D.C. a state
By Monica Hopkins
One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than EverPodcast
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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The CIA Weighs In: Torture Did Not Help Find Bin Laden
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
Sentencing Children to Die in Prison
By Rachel Myers
By Rachel Myers
Equality for Email!
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
More Eyes Needed on Congress as they Prepare to Vote on Worldwide War Authorization
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
Debunking the Mythical "Sharia Threat" to Our Judicial System
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
House Gets Ready to Vote on New Worldwide War
We hope that further debate in Congress in the weeks ahead will allow for a more in-depth examination of unchecked authority to wage worldwide war.
By Sam Milgrom
We hope that further debate in Congress in the weeks ahead will allow for a more in-depth examination of unchecked authority to wage worldwide war.
By Sam Milgrom
This Week in Civil Liberties
By Jessica Monaco
By Jessica Monaco
Listen to Sen. McCain: Torture Doesn't Work
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito
If They Could Turn Back Time – on DADT Repeal
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson
The DREAM Act: Keeping Our Promise to Our Kids
By Azadeh N. Shahshahani, Georgeanne M. Usova
By Azadeh N. Shahshahani, Georgeanne M. Usova