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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
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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Jon Batiste on Social Music, Family, and Freedom
Today we’re speaking with music legend Jon Batiste. He’s an Oscar-winning composer, pianist, bandleader and singer who is going into the 2022...
Today we’re speaking with music legend Jon Batiste. He’s an Oscar-winning composer, pianist, bandleader and singer who is going into the 2022...
If You Care About Freedom, You Should Be Asking Why We Don’t Fund Our Public Defender Systems
Four out of five criminal defendants can’t afford a lawyer, but in many places, the system promised to them by our state and federal...
By Emma Andersson
Four out of five criminal defendants can’t afford a lawyer, but in many places, the system promised to them by our state and federal...
By Emma Andersson
The White House Can Do More to Expand Voting Access
Biden has made progress implementing his executive order to promoting voting access, but more work is needed.
By Sarah Brannon
Biden has made progress implementing his executive order to promoting voting access, but more work is needed.
By Sarah Brannon
The Governor of Louisiana Must Veto the Proposed Redistricting Maps
Louisiana legislators are further diluting the power of Black voters, rather than correcting this long-standing problem.
By A’niya Robinson, Samantha Osaki
Louisiana legislators are further diluting the power of Black voters, rather than correcting this long-standing problem.
By A’niya Robinson, Samantha Osaki
The Politics of Pleasure
For some of us, simply living in our bodies is a daily act against oppression, against marginalization, criminalization and hate. This work is...
For some of us, simply living in our bodies is a daily act against oppression, against marginalization, criminalization and hate. This work is...
My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead
An ACLU client shares her family's story of survival while waiting at the border for months as they sought asylum.
By Ana
An ACLU client shares her family's story of survival while waiting at the border for months as they sought asylum.
By Ana
Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro
Un cliente de la ACLU cuenta su historia.
By Ana
Un cliente de la ACLU cuenta su historia.
By Ana
Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We’re Suing.
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being...
By Chase Strangio
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being...
By Chase Strangio
Imani Perry Thinks You’re Wrong About the South
Our guest today is Imani Perry. Her latest book is “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.” In...
Our guest today is Imani Perry. Her latest book is “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.” In...
The Fight for Voting Rights: How the Past Informs the Current Discriminatory Landscape
For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.
By Rotimi Adeoye, Johanna Silver
For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.
By Rotimi Adeoye, Johanna Silver
