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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, 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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New Report Reveals Ongoing Police Brutality and Abuse in Puerto Rico
The report finds the government, and particularly the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), has violently suppressed First Amendment protected...
By Suzanne Ito
The report finds the government, and particularly the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), has violently suppressed First Amendment protected...
By Suzanne Ito
This Week in Civil Liberties
By Jessica Monaco
By Jessica Monaco
Loving in Black and White
By Laura W. Murphy
By Laura W. Murphy
President Obama: Address Police Brutality in Puerto Rico
On numerous occasions, police have beaten and molested students protesting at the University of Puerto Rico.
By Suzanne Ito
On numerous occasions, police have beaten and molested students protesting at the University of Puerto Rico.
By Suzanne Ito
Weekly Highlights: News from the War on Drugs
By Rebecca McCray
By Rebecca McCray
Pretending WikiLeaks Doesn’t Exist: Government Secrecy Reaches Absurdity
By Dror Ladin
By Dror Ladin
The Equal Pay Act: You've Come a Long Way, Baby (But Not All the Way)
Today marks 48 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law.
By Deborah J. Vagins, Georgeanne M. Usova
Today marks 48 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law.
By Deborah J. Vagins, Georgeanne M. Usova
The Right to Vote: Another Victim of the War on Drugs
By Nancy Abudu
By Nancy Abudu
The War on Drugs = A War on Women and Families
By Lenora M. Lapidus
By Lenora M. Lapidus
"If the Law Does Not Protect Jose Padilla . . . It Protects No One"
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito
