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Jun 6, 2025

The Trump Administration is Banning Books on Military Bases. We Sued.

Free Speech
Censorship in Defense Department K-12 schools violates the First Amendment.
Censorship in Defense Department K-12 schools violates the First Amendment.
A mother in a military uniform reading to her daughter.
A mother in a military uniform reading to her daughter.
Jun 6, 2025

From Day One, Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Grown More Extreme

Immigrants' Rights
Trump has sought every way to terrorize entire communities in a hunt for our immigrant neighbors that will put all of our civil liberties in danger. As the ACLU prepares for the fight ahead, we offer three key...
Trump has sought every way to terrorize entire communities in a hunt for our immigrant neighbors that will put all of our civil liberties in danger. As the ACLU prepares for the fight ahead, we offer three key...
Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...
Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...
Jun 2, 2025

What is Habeas Corpus? Why Does It Matter?

Immigrants' Rights
Habeas Corpus has protected our rights since before America’s founding. Today, the Trump administration has threatened to suspend this right to carry out its unlawful immigration agenda.
Habeas Corpus has protected our rights since before America’s founding. Today, the Trump administration has threatened to suspend this right to carry out its unlawful immigration agenda.
At the Lawyers Rally In Lower Manhattan To Demand Respect For The Rule Of Law, a demonstrator holds up a sign with white lettering on a red background that reds, "PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW".
At the Lawyers Rally In Lower Manhattan To Demand Respect For The Rule Of Law, a demonstrator holds up a sign with white lettering on a red background that reds, "PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW".
May 28, 2025

Honor George Floyd's Memory By Working Towards Police Accountability

Police Practices

On Saturday, May 24, 2025, racial justice organization Brown Hope led a rally in Portland called “We Are The Bridge: Rise for Racial Justice.”

On Saturday, May 24, 2025, racial justice organization Brown Hope led a rally in Portland called “We Are The Bridge: Rise for Racial Justice.”

Group of marchers at “We Are The Bridge: Rise for Racial Justice.”
Group of marchers at “We Are The Bridge: Rise for Racial Justice.”
May 28, 2025

The Supreme Court Cases to Watch

This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
An exterior shot of the Supreme Court of the United States building.
An exterior shot of the Supreme Court of the United States building.
May 28, 2025

What Is Due Process?

The Trump administration's latest attack on our rights threatens our ability to defend ourselves from injustice. We won't stand for it.
The Trump administration's latest attack on our rights threatens our ability to defend ourselves from injustice. We won't stand for it.
A protest with individuals holding signs in favor of due process.
A protest with individuals holding signs in favor of due process.