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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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California Can Reform Solitary Confinement
Following a weeks-long hunger strike by inmates that brought California's use of solitary into the national spotlight, the state's legislature is...
By Rachel Myers
Following a weeks-long hunger strike by inmates that brought California's use of solitary into the national spotlight, the state's legislature is...
By Rachel Myers
You've Been Tagged on Facebook—But Now You’re In Control
By Chris Conley
By Chris Conley
Growing Up in the Segregated South, Struggle Brought Change
By Emily Tynes
By Emily Tynes
Told You So: Florida's New Drug Testing Policy Already Costing Taxpayers More
By Rachel Bloom
By Rachel Bloom
Another Death Row Inmate Freed Due to Innocence – And Another Unsolved Case
By Tanya Greene
By Tanya Greene
"Solitary Confinement Should be a Last Resort"
By Rachel Myers
By Rachel Myers
ACLU Lens: DHS Shift on Deportation Policy a First Step toward Reform, but Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
By Steve Gosset
By Steve Gosset
License to Abuse? Time for Bureau of Prisons to Sever Ties with CCA
By Azadeh N. Shahshahani
By Azadeh N. Shahshahani
This Week in Civil Liberties (8/19/2011)
From a teacher terminating for pumping breast milk to a school districts anti-LGBTQ computer blockers.
By Rekha Arulanantham
From a teacher terminating for pumping breast milk to a school districts anti-LGBTQ computer blockers.
By Rekha Arulanantham
Potential Relief for Same-Sex Couples Facing the Threat of Deportation
A case-by-case approach outlined by DHS may provide temporary relief for same-sex couples where one partner is currently in removal proceedings
By Ian S. Thompson
A case-by-case approach outlined by DHS may provide temporary relief for same-sex couples where one partner is currently in removal proceedings
By Ian S. Thompson