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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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Got Urine? ACLU Sues College Over Mandatory Drug Testing
By Rachel Bloom
By Rachel Bloom
Secrecy About Secrecy: Making Sure the FBI Is Following the Rules on Surveillance Gag Orders
By Alex Abdo
By Alex Abdo
The Government Might Know You're Reading This
By Michelle Richardson
By Michelle Richardson
Your Privacy Rights, Before Congress Now and the Supreme Court in November
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs — Even the ACLU is Talking About Jobs
This week the spin over creating jobs has gotten so broad it has even pulled in our issues.
By Chris Calabrese
This week the spin over creating jobs has gotten so broad it has even pulled in our issues.
By Chris Calabrese
Ohio Mother Granted Clemency after Being Prosecuted for Sending Her Child to the Wrong School
By Geoff Schotter, Inimai Chettiar
By Geoff Schotter, Inimai Chettiar
The Government's 9/11 Secrecy Obsession
By Jay Stanley, Michael German
By Jay Stanley, Michael German
Defending the Indefensible: Oklahoma Struggles to Salvage Its Unconstitutional Sharia Ban
By Daniel Mach
By Daniel Mach
Death Row Inmate's Former Prosecutor Asks Texas to Halt His Execution
In her letter, Linda Geffin, who was the second-chair prosecutor in Duane Edward Buck's case, writes "[n]o individual should be executed without...
By Will Matthews
In her letter, Linda Geffin, who was the second-chair prosecutor in Duane Edward Buck's case, writes "[n]o individual should be executed without...
By Will Matthews
ACLU's Anthony Romero Discusses Police Brutality in Puerto Rico on NPR
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito