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Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short.
By Chad Marlow for Tracking ALPR Cameras
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties ThreatPodcast
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.
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los AngelesPodcast
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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Hard-Fought Grace: Bearing Witness to Richard Tabler’s Execution
A capital defense attorney reflects on the final hours of her client’s life and the enduring fight for dignity amid state-sanctioned death.
By Claudia Van Wyk
A capital defense attorney reflects on the final hours of her client’s life and the enduring fight for dignity amid state-sanctioned death.
By Claudia Van Wyk
Your Questions Answered: How to Push Back on Abuses of Power
From congressional calls to protests, ACLU experts explain what actions actually work to hold the Trump administration accountable and protect...
By Katie Hoeppner
From congressional calls to protests, ACLU experts explain what actions actually work to hold the Trump administration accountable and protect...
By Katie Hoeppner
Pete Hegseth Wants Women Out of the Military—and He's Not Hiding It
From disbanding a gender advisory board to misrepresenting women’s ability to meet combat standards, the defense secretary’s record shows a...
By Gillian Thomas
From disbanding a gender advisory board to misrepresenting women’s ability to meet combat standards, the defense secretary’s record shows a...
By Gillian Thomas
Trump Is Weaponizing the USCIS for the First Time in the Agency’s History
USCIS oversees applications for legal immigration, like citizenship, legal permanent residency, work authorization, and more. Trump is now staffing...
By Kate Voigt
USCIS oversees applications for legal immigration, like citizenship, legal permanent residency, work authorization, and more. Trump is now staffing...
By Kate Voigt
Trump is Abusing His Power to Build a Dangerous, National Policing Force
Trump is building out a paramilitary policing force unaccountable to the public. But states have tools to resist this dangerous abuse of power and...
By Naureen Shah
Trump is building out a paramilitary policing force unaccountable to the public. But states have tools to resist this dangerous abuse of power and...
By Naureen Shah
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start
The ruling halts a Trump administration directive that would have excluded certain immigrant children from Head Start, a program serving families...
By Hibah Ansari
The ruling halts a Trump administration directive that would have excluded certain immigrant children from Head Start, a program serving families...
By Hibah Ansari
What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans
How one West Virginia teenager could shape the future of Title IX and civil rights protections for transgender youth.
By Gillian Branstetter
How one West Virginia teenager could shape the future of Title IX and civil rights protections for transgender youth.
By Gillian Branstetter
A Letter From Detained Journalist Mario Guevara
After 100 days in immigration detention, journalist Mario Guevara shares a handwritten letter describing the toll of separation from his family,...
By Mario Guevara
After 100 days in immigration detention, journalist Mario Guevara shares a handwritten letter describing the toll of separation from his family,...
By Mario Guevara
A New Labor Rule Could Push Caregivers to the Breaking Point
Care workers warn that a new Labor Department rule would cut vital wage and hour protections, threatening millions of caregivers who support...
By Ming-Qi Chu, Denise Lugo
Care workers warn that a new Labor Department rule would cut vital wage and hour protections, threatening millions of caregivers who support...
By Ming-Qi Chu, Denise Lugo
Memphis Police Are Blocking Transparency, Defying Reform
Despite Department of Justice findings of abuse and promises of change, MPD is illegally withholding records the public needs to hold them...
By Cardell Orrin
Despite Department of Justice findings of abuse and promises of change, MPD is illegally withholding records the public needs to hold them...
By Cardell Orrin
