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States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.Podcast
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.
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 Angeles
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 UniversitiesPodcast
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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Protect People, Not Police Lobbyists
To create and foster the genuine public safety BIPOC communities are demanding, the ACLU is launching a campaign to expose the lobbying power of...
By Paige Fernandez, Nicole Zayas Fortier
To create and foster the genuine public safety BIPOC communities are demanding, the ACLU is launching a campaign to expose the lobbying power of...
By Paige Fernandez, Nicole Zayas Fortier
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
A horrific act of racism-fueled mob violence took place 100 years ago. Why don't more people know about it?
By ACLU
A horrific act of racism-fueled mob violence took place 100 years ago. Why don't more people know about it?
By ACLU
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
