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Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right
Hundreds of people across the country have faced retaliation for exercising their First Amendment right to record ICE and other federal agents deployed in their communities.
By Ellessandra Taormino, Sam LaFrance
Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment RightPodcast
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.
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
The Supreme Court recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory voting maps. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting and voting rights in light of this decision.
By ACLU
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS DecisionPodcast
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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I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this...
By Robert Williams
How America Disguised 65,000 Prison Beds
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
By Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
By Cyrus J. O’Brien, PhD
A New Texas Law Threatens to Eliminate Abortion Access. We’re Suing to Stop It.
SB 8 is not just sinister, it’s unconstitutional.
By Adriana Piñon
SB 8 is not just sinister, it’s unconstitutional.
By Adriana Piñon
How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities
The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
By Olga Akselrod
The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
By Olga Akselrod
At End of SCOTUS Term, Where Are We on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The court's ambiguous rulings have induced much head-scratching.
By James Esseks
The court's ambiguous rulings have induced much head-scratching.
By James Esseks
Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her Conservatorship
The pop star is just one of many people trapped in repressive conservatorships, which strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties.
By Jacquelyne Germain
The pop star is just one of many people trapped in repressive conservatorships, which strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties.
By Jacquelyne Germain
Why Net Neutrality Can’t Wait
To close the digital divide, restore net neutrality.
By Chad Marlow
To close the digital divide, restore net neutrality.
By Chad Marlow
Biden’s Domestic Terrorism Strategy Entrenches Bias and Harmful Law Enforcement Power
Biden’s strategy fails to address the wrongs, let alone reverse them.
By Hina Shamsi, Hugh Handeyside
Biden’s strategy fails to address the wrongs, let alone reverse them.
By Hina Shamsi, Hugh Handeyside
Coerced Out of Justice: How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who assert their rights...
By Somil Trivedi, Jared Keenan
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who assert their rights...
By Somil Trivedi, Jared Keenan
Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her Conservatorship
In honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re devoting a few episodes to disability rights, starting with a look at conservatorships....
In honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re devoting a few episodes to disability rights, starting with a look at conservatorships....
