News & Commentary

The “Dear Colleague Letter” seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression.

When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she’s inspired by the sense of connection and community she can foster in spite of the circumstances.

We’ve reached the midpoint of the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session at a time when our democracy and the rule of law are under coordinated federal attack.

President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.

The U.S. government’s escalating attacks on noncitizens’ right to free speech, including our client Rümeysa Öztürk, should scare us all.

As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully detained for exercising his free speech rights. 

Mikal Mahdi’s life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the systemic failures that shaped his path.

On Saturday, April 5, 2025, millions of people across the United States took to our streets to protest for our democracy. An estimated 10,000 people showed up in downtown Portland, where ACLU of Oregon’s Executive Director Sandy Chung spoke.

D.K., a Pawnee woman who is Deaf, was denied a promotion after being assessed through biased automated hiring technology.