Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement to commute death sentences for more than 500 people will clear the largest death row in ...

Justin Levitt addresses the anxieties of voting this Election Day, and provides practical tips to make your voice heard at the polls.

SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that he was moving to commute all death sentences in California, ...

A Supreme Court decision recognized that official, government-sponsored prayers in public schools are unconstitutional. Today ...

The ACLU defends the civil rights and liberties of unhoused people and works to end laws and practices that punish and exile ...

In a case challenging New Hampshire’s school-funding scheme, the State has asked the New Hampshire Supreme Court to overturn decades of precedent recognizing a state constitutional right to an ...

The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) authored a legal opinion that reportedly claims to justify the Trump administration’s illegal lethal strikes on civilians in boats in the ...

The ACLU recommends passing our model bill banning the use of ALPRs, but if that's not possible, this model legislation will help state legislators strictly restrict and regulate the use of ALPRs.

Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) challenging an Executive ...

In May 2025, two transgender adolescents and their parents filed a challenge in Kansas state court against SB 63, a state law prohibiting access to gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender ...

In September 2025, Grace Knowles, a 20-something from northern Virginia, was between jobs and decided to take a road trip. Her trip included driving through Oregon, Texas, and Louisiana. On her way to ...

Across the nation, from cities like Minneapolis and Tuscon to small towns like Peculiar, Missouri, people have made it clear that they don’t want data centers in their communities, often citing ...