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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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San Diego Police Stop Black People at a Rate 219 Percent Higher Than White People.
A recent Campaign Zero report on disparities in police stops in San Diego shines a light on the racist policing prevalent throughout the country.
By Chelsey Birgisdóttir
A recent Campaign Zero report on disparities in police stops in San Diego shines a light on the racist policing prevalent throughout the country.
By Chelsey Birgisdóttir
Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
People in prisons and jails are uniquely vulnerable to coronavirus. Officials must act quickly to pull together a plan to ensure the safety of...
By Maria Morris
People in prisons and jails are uniquely vulnerable to coronavirus. Officials must act quickly to pull together a plan to ensure the safety of...
By Maria Morris
Will SCOTUS Protect the Right to Protest?
An officer sued DeRay Mckesson. The lawsuit, which should have been swiftly dismissed, now threatens the First Amendment rights of millions.
By Vera Eidelman
An officer sued DeRay Mckesson. The lawsuit, which should have been swiftly dismissed, now threatens the First Amendment rights of millions.
By Vera Eidelman
Supreme Court Dispatch: The Latest Threat to Abortion Access
Abortion access is yet again under attack. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a case that threatens to chip away at the constitutional right to a safe and legal abortion. The Court will decide whether or not a Louisiana law that requires abortion...
Abortion access is yet again under attack. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a case that threatens to chip away at the constitutional right to a safe and legal abortion. The Court will decide whether or not a Louisiana law that requires abortion...
Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities
Two new tactics in the administration’s attack on the prerogatives of state and local governments to focus their resources on local public safety...
By Naureen Shah
Two new tactics in the administration’s attack on the prerogatives of state and local governments to focus their resources on local public safety...
By Naureen Shah
Trans People Belong
Politicians are attacking the rights of transgender people's access to public spaces, basic services, educational institutions, and ultimately...
By ACLU
Politicians are attacking the rights of transgender people's access to public spaces, basic services, educational institutions, and ultimately...
By ACLU
TRAP Laws are the Threat to Abortion Rights You Don’t Know About
Abortion bans get headlines, but TRAP laws are a back door lawmakers use to push abortion access out of reach.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Abortion bans get headlines, but TRAP laws are a back door lawmakers use to push abortion access out of reach.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Can We Trust the Government to Respond to the Coronavirus in a Fair and Effective Manner?
The ACLU will be watching closely to make sure the government's response is scientifically justified and no more intrusive on civil liberties...
By Jay Stanley
The ACLU will be watching closely to make sure the government's response is scientifically justified and no more intrusive on civil liberties...
By Jay Stanley
A Hospital Refused to Provide Medically Necessary Surgery Because I Am Transgender
Evan Minton sued Dignity Health after his medical treatment was cancelled because he is transgender. Now he has shared his story with Congress.
By Evan Minton
Evan Minton sued Dignity Health after his medical treatment was cancelled because he is transgender. Now he has shared his story with Congress.
By Evan Minton
Defending Immigrants’ Rights and Reproductive Freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court
We will be in front of the Supreme Court to join partners in the fight for abortion rights, and to defend the rights of asylum seekers and others...
By Eva Lopez
We will be in front of the Supreme Court to join partners in the fight for abortion rights, and to defend the rights of asylum seekers and others...
By Eva Lopez
