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Live Coverage: Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Oral Arguments
The ACLU is at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara. Follow live coverage of the fight to defend birthright citizenship.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Oral ArgumentsPodcast
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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What Larry Krasner’s Primary Win Means for Criminal Legal Reform. And How He Can Go Further.
Krasner has tackled some of the great injustices that his predecessors carried out. He also has more work to do to effectively improve the criminal...
By Reggie Shuford
Krasner has tackled some of the great injustices that his predecessors carried out. He also has more work to do to effectively improve the criminal...
By Reggie Shuford
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
In the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma was thriving. Its streets were lined with successful Black-owned...
In the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma was thriving. Its streets were lined with successful Black-owned...
Biden Must Honor Pledge to Immigrant Troops: Rescind Trump Policy Blocking Path to Citizenship
Thousands of service members are in a state of purgatory because of President Biden's failure to end Trump's harmful policy. Ending this policy is...
By Scarlet Kim
Thousands of service members are in a state of purgatory because of President Biden's failure to end Trump's harmful policy. Ending this policy is...
By Scarlet Kim
Abortion Access is at Stake, But We Will Do Everything We Can to Keep Our Clinic’s Doors Open
Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.
By Lori Williams
Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.
By Lori Williams
We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth
This is the first of several lawsuits the ACLU will be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.
By James Esseks
This is the first of several lawsuits the ACLU will be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.
By James Esseks
The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities
Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.
By Chad Marlow
Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.
By Chad Marlow
What Insights Would RBG Offer About the Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Rights Case?
Coverage of the court’s decision to hear a major abortion-related case has merely skimmed the surface about the impact across society.
By Louise Melling
Coverage of the court’s decision to hear a major abortion-related case has merely skimmed the surface about the impact across society.
By Louise Melling
The Movement to End Police Violence One Year after George Floyd's Murder
One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking the largest protests in American history. What has changed in the...
By Paige Fernandez, Taylor Pendergrass
One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking the largest protests in American history. What has changed in the...
By Paige Fernandez, Taylor Pendergrass
An Arizona Prison Forcibly Shaved a Sikh Man’s Beard. This is a Violation of Religious Freedom.
The Department of Justice must step in to protect incarcerated individuals’ right to exercise their faith.
By Heather L. Weaver
The Department of Justice must step in to protect incarcerated individuals’ right to exercise their faith.
By Heather L. Weaver
Brooklyn Center Provides a Model for Reexamining Public Safety
The only way to end police violence is to reduce the roles, resources, and power of police. Brooklyn Center Minnesota just provided a model for...
By Paige Fernandez, Brandon Cox
The only way to end police violence is to reduce the roles, resources, and power of police. Brooklyn Center Minnesota just provided a model for...
By Paige Fernandez, Brandon Cox
