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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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Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Public opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years—roughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new ACLU report called "A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of...
Public opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years—roughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new ACLU report called "A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of...
New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us
The U.S. obsession with mass incarceration is our country’s Achilles heel when it comes to reducing COVID-19 spread.
By Udi Ofer, Lucia Tian
The U.S. obsession with mass incarceration is our country’s Achilles heel when it comes to reducing COVID-19 spread.
By Udi Ofer, Lucia Tian
Defying Medical Experts, Lawmakers are Weaponizing COVID-19 to Restrict Abortion Access
Some states are trying to use the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down abortion services. The ACLU and other advocates are pushing back.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Some states are trying to use the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down abortion services. The ACLU and other advocates are pushing back.
By Ashoka Mukpo
A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform
The new report breaks down data on marijuana arrests across the country, and why racial disparities and arrest rates have not improved despite...
By ACLU
The new report breaks down data on marijuana arrests across the country, and why racial disparities and arrest rates have not improved despite...
By ACLU
What it's Like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
On At Liberty, we hear from two men with underlying medical conditions who were recently released from ICE detention during the pandemic.
By ACLU
On At Liberty, we hear from two men with underlying medical conditions who were recently released from ICE detention during the pandemic.
By ACLU
Apple and Google Announced a Coronavirus Tracking System. How Worried Should We Be?
A well-designed tool could offer public health benefit, but a poorly designed one could pose unnecessary and significant risks to privacy, civil...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
A well-designed tool could offer public health benefit, but a poorly designed one could pose unnecessary and significant risks to privacy, civil...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick
What it's like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
The Coronavirus has spread quickly through communities around the world, prompting physical distancing measures to keep people safe and “flatten the curve.” But people in custody are especially at risk because they are often held in close quarters and lack decent medical care.
The Coronavirus has spread quickly through communities around the world, prompting physical distancing measures to keep people safe and “flatten the curve.” But people in custody are especially at risk because they are often held in close quarters and lack decent medical care.
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
Many communities the ACLU works with were familiar with social isolation long before COVID-19 arrived. Here's what you can learn from them.
By ACLU
Many communities the ACLU works with were familiar with social isolation long before COVID-19 arrived. Here's what you can learn from them.
By ACLU
Let’s Stop the Scapegoating During a Global Pandemic
Growing fear and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in racist acts against Asian Americans.
By Cecillia Wang
Growing fear and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in racist acts against Asian Americans.
By Cecillia Wang
Federal Wardens Must Immediately Flatten the Curve in our Nation's Prisons
350 incarcerated persons and almost 200 Bureau of Prison staff have COVID-19. The wardens overseeing America's 122 federal prisons have no time to...
By Kanya Bennett
350 incarcerated persons and almost 200 Bureau of Prison staff have COVID-19. The wardens overseeing America's 122 federal prisons have no time to...
By Kanya Bennett
