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Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions Safely
Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. ACLU experts break down what you need to know.
By Byul Yoon, Aaron Horowitz, A student with the University of Florida Students for Justice in Palestine
Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions SafelyPodcast
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.
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving.
By Gillian Branstetter
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new ACLU report, “Deputized for Disaster,” illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration’s rapid expansion of the 287(g) program — and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them.
By Mary Sadallah
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms.
By Elvia Montoya
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key LegislationPodcast
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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New Court, New President: What's Next for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
On our podcast this week, we take a look at how a Biden presidency and a more conservative Supreme Court could shape the future of the ACLU's...
By ACLU
On our podcast this week, we take a look at how a Biden presidency and a more conservative Supreme Court could shape the future of the ACLU's...
By ACLU
To Protect Black Trans Lives, Decriminalize Sex Work
Decriminalizing sex work would help protect the lives of trans women of color, whether or not we engage in the sex trade.
By Kaniya Walker
Decriminalizing sex work would help protect the lives of trans women of color, whether or not we engage in the sex trade.
By Kaniya Walker
Trump’s Last-Ditch Census Move Could Shape the Electoral Map for the Next Decade
During his last days in office, Trump is again trying to weaponize the census. We're going to the Supreme Court — again — to stop him.
By Dale Ho
During his last days in office, Trump is again trying to weaponize the census. We're going to the Supreme Court — again — to stop him.
By Dale Ho
Remembrance, Resilience, and Response: Addressing An Epidemic of Violence Against Trans and Non-Binary People
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we should honor those who have been killed and dismantle the structures that cause anti-trans violence.
By Spencer Garcia
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we should honor those who have been killed and dismantle the structures that cause anti-trans violence.
By Spencer Garcia
Reframing and Re-learning American History With Nikole Hannah-Jones
Thanksgiving is a holiday framed by our history books as a joyful celebration between those who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts and the indigenous Americans already living on the land. In reality, the day had marked the end of a brutal battle where white colonizers attacked...
Thanksgiving is a holiday framed by our history books as a joyful celebration between those who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts and the indigenous Americans already living on the land. In reality, the day had marked the end of a brutal battle where white colonizers attacked...
New Court, New President: What's Next for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
As of now, we know the status of two of the three branches of the federal government. We have President-elect Joe Biden in the executive and an even more conservative majority in the Supreme Court with the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The future of Congress is still unknown as we...
As of now, we know the status of two of the three branches of the federal government. We have President-elect Joe Biden in the executive and an even more conservative majority in the Supreme Court with the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The future of Congress is still unknown as we...
How COVID-19 is Setting Working Women Back
The pandemic has laid bare many disparities along race and gender lines — especially for working mothers.
By ACLU
The pandemic has laid bare many disparities along race and gender lines — especially for working mothers.
By ACLU
How COVID-19 Is Setting Working Women Back
In early October, the United States Labor Department reported that women were leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. A few months earlier, a report from McKinsey Global revealed that while women made up just 43% of the workforce, they had borne 56% of COVID-related job losses. This...
In early October, the United States Labor Department reported that women were leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. A few months earlier, a report from McKinsey Global revealed that while women made up just 43% of the workforce, they had borne 56% of COVID-related job losses. This...
President-Elect Biden’s Reproductive Freedom To-Do List
When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make it a top priority to not just undo the...
By Georgeanne M. Usova
When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make it a top priority to not just undo the...
By Georgeanne M. Usova
Men Are Being Fired for Being Caregivers. Here’s Why that Hurts Women Too.
Women are at the center of the most unequal recession in modern American history. Caregiving discrimination — against both men and women —...
By Ria Tabacco Mar, Dana Sussman
Women are at the center of the most unequal recession in modern American history. Caregiving discrimination — against both men and women —...
By Ria Tabacco Mar, Dana Sussman
