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Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
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.
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.
By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World CupPodcast
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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By Robyn Greene
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House to Vote on Endless Worldwide War Next Week
A sleeper provision tucked deep inside the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would be a new law for this president and all his...
By Sam Milgrom
A sleeper provision tucked deep inside the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would be a new law for this president and all his...
By Sam Milgrom
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By Allen Hopper
By Allen Hopper
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By Rachel Bloom
The CIA Weighs In: Torture Did Not Help Find Bin Laden
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
Sentencing Children to Die in Prison
By Rachel Myers
By Rachel Myers
Equality for Email!
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
More Eyes Needed on Congress as they Prepare to Vote on Worldwide War Authorization
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
Debunking the Mythical "Sharia Threat" to Our Judicial System
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
