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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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Don't Ban TikTok and WeChat
Selectively banning entire platforms violates the First Amendment and does little to protect our personal data from abuse.
By Hina Shamsi, Jennifer Stisa Granick, Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Selectively banning entire platforms violates the First Amendment and does little to protect our personal data from abuse.
By Hina Shamsi, Jennifer Stisa Granick, Daniel Kahn Gillmor
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
The fight for women's suffrage didn't start or end with the 19th Amendment.
By ACLU
The fight for women's suffrage didn't start or end with the 19th Amendment.
By ACLU
Why The Fight for Paid Sick Leave is a Civil Rights Issue
As our nation grapples with its grievous legacy of racism, it is imperative to call out policies and practices that exacerbate inequality.
By Ronald Newman, Louise Melling
As our nation grapples with its grievous legacy of racism, it is imperative to call out policies and practices that exacerbate inequality.
By Ronald Newman, Louise Melling
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
"The Very Prescription is to Stay Home": What it’s Like to be Evicted During a Global Pandemic
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
For Love and For Life, LGBTQ People Are Not Going Back
Long before marriage equality was before the U.S. Supreme Court, the ACLU fought for LGBTQ rights.
By Marcia M. Gallo
Long before marriage equality was before the U.S. Supreme Court, the ACLU fought for LGBTQ rights.
By Marcia M. Gallo
The U.S. Postal Service Was Never a Business. Stop Treating it Like One.
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security. Its Tactics are Fearsome.
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
Not Just a Bad President, Trump is a “Holmesian Bad Man.” Act Accordingly.
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Amendment 4 is Back in Court as Florida Fights Our Victory Over its Modern-Day Poll Tax
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
If the appeals court affirms the lower court’s judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
