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May 25, 2025
Five Years After George Floyd, the Fight for Police Accountability Isn't Over
Smart Justice
As Donald Trump tries to limit efforts to combat police brutality, the ACLU’s Seven States Safety Campaign shows how communities are stepping up to demand justice.
As Donald Trump tries to limit efforts to combat police brutality, the ACLU’s Seven States Safety Campaign shows how communities are stepping up to demand justice.
May 22, 2025
What are 287(g) Agreements and How Do They Fuel Trump’s Mass Deportations?
Immigrants' Rights
By allowing state and local law enforcement to collude with ICE, 287(g) agreements sow distrust in communities and rip families apart. Take a closer look at what these agreements are, how they work, and how...
By Andrew Malone
By allowing state and local law enforcement to collude with ICE, 287(g) agreements sow distrust in communities and rip families apart. Take a closer look at what these agreements are, how they work, and how...
By Andrew Malone
May 15, 2025
The First Amendment Was Upheld in 2025 Session, but the Debate Continues
Free Speech
Upholding our First Amendment rights is the sworn responsibility of our elected leaders. But the culture warriors among our state legislative assembly seemed wholly unconcerned during the 2025 session. We...
By Cody J. Schuler
Upholding our First Amendment rights is the sworn responsibility of our elected leaders. But the culture warriors among our state legislative assembly seemed wholly unconcerned during the 2025 session. We...
By Cody J. Schuler
May 2, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Trump’s First 100 Days
Can Trump change the law with an executive order? Erase DEI at the federal level? Target dissent? ACLU experts answer.
Can Trump change the law with an executive order? Erase DEI at the federal level? Target dissent? ACLU experts answer.
Apr 28, 2025
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
Disability Rights
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
Apr 17, 2025
Contact Your Members of Congress
Reaching out to your elected officials is easier than you might think — and it really matters. Here's how to contact your North Dakota Congressional delegation.
Reaching out to your elected officials is easier than you might think — and it really matters. Here's how to contact your North Dakota Congressional delegation.