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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 LouisianaPodcast
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.
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, Explained
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI
By Amelia Quezada, Ricardo Mimbela
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From HerePodcast
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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Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform
How can institutions encourage public trust in AI? Make themselves more trustworthy.
By Crystal Grant, Kath Xu
How can institutions encourage public trust in AI? Make themselves more trustworthy.
By Crystal Grant, Kath Xu
Bans on School Mask Mandates Discriminate Against Disabled Kids
As millions of children head back to school, some states have banned mask mandates on school grounds. As of this recording, school districts in...
As millions of children head back to school, some states have banned mask mandates on school grounds. As of this recording, school districts in...
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Why the U.S. Should Keep its Promise to Diversity Visa Winners
Thousands of people are being denied their chance at the American dream because their visas were torn up during the anti-immigrant Trump...
By Mira Naseer
Thousands of people are being denied their chance at the American dream because their visas were torn up during the anti-immigrant Trump...
By Mira Naseer
Drug Treatment is Infrastructure
States and localities should use this moment to tackle the overdose epidemic.
By Joseph Longley, Jay Diaz
States and localities should use this moment to tackle the overdose epidemic.
By Joseph Longley, Jay Diaz
20 Years After 9/11, We Have a Roadmap Toward a More Just and Equitable Future
Will Biden and Congress follow it?
By Hina Shamsi
Will Biden and Congress follow it?
By Hina Shamsi
A Conversation with Survivors of the CIA’s Post-9/11 Torture Program
On At Liberty, we reflect on what justice for victims and survivors would look like, and how to ensure the government never uses these inhumane...
By ACLU
On At Liberty, we reflect on what justice for victims and survivors would look like, and how to ensure the government never uses these inhumane...
By ACLU
The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government’s Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling
The system is an affront to the Constitution and the values we claim to hold dear.
By Hugh Handeyside
The system is an affront to the Constitution and the values we claim to hold dear.
By Hugh Handeyside
Survivors of the CIA Torture Program Almost 20 Years Later
As we approach the 20-year mark since September 11th, we are following up with the clients and the attorney of one seminal ACLU lawsuit on the...
As we approach the 20-year mark since September 11th, we are following up with the clients and the attorney of one seminal ACLU lawsuit on the...
10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America
As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some...
By Paige Fernandez, Taylor Pendergrass
As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some...
By Paige Fernandez, Taylor Pendergrass
The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward
Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.
By Patrick Toomey, Ashley Gorski
Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.
By Patrick Toomey, Ashley Gorski
