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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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Why We Must Defend Free Speech
If we defended speech only when we agreed with it, on what ground would we ask others to tolerate speech they oppose?
By David Cole
If we defended speech only when we agreed with it, on what ground would we ask others to tolerate speech they oppose?
By David Cole
We’re Suing California Because It Threw Out More Than 45,000 Ballots in the 2016 Presidential Election Over Handwriting ‘Mismatches’
By Julie Ebenstein
By Julie Ebenstein
Trump’s Most Recent Shout to White Supremacists: I’m With You
By Cecillia Wang
By Cecillia Wang
VIDEO: ‘SB 4 Is Patently Unconstitutional and Is Bad Policy’
On September 1 in Texas, SB 4 will take effect. And on that day, all law enforcement across the state will be immediately transformed from police...
By Matthew Harwood
On September 1 in Texas, SB 4 will take effect. And on that day, all law enforcement across the state will be immediately transformed from police...
By Matthew Harwood
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By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
Artificial Intelligence at Any Cost Is a Recipe for Tyranny
By Ben Wizner
By Ben Wizner
Five Reasons Racist Sheriff Joe Arpaio Should Not Receive a Presidential Pardon
By Brian Tashman
By Brian Tashman
Against All Decency, the Government Is Indefinitely Detaining a Man It Cannot Deport
By Andy Hoover
By Andy Hoover
We Must Remove Shrines to White Supremacy From Public Property
By Karen Anderson
By Karen Anderson
After Years of Slammed Doors, Torture Survivors Finally End Impunity Streak
By Dror Ladin
By Dror Ladin