As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever

The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people.

The view of a housing unit at a correctional institution in Pennsylvania.

Livestreaming Police is a Critical First Amendment Right

It is critical that the courts maintain robust First Amendment protections for people to record, share, and stream police interactions. Our ability to speak about police abuses depends on it.

Man recording a line of police people

Your Mini Guide to Discussing Abortion Rights at the Dinner Table

A handy guide when discussing abortion rights with friends and family at the dinner table.

Flat-lay of friends feasting at Thanksgiving Day table with turkey, pumpkin pie, roasted seasonal vegetables and fruit, top view

Cheers to 50 years!

Five decades of defending freedoms for every North Dakotan.

By Janna Farley

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Three Reasons Why Congress Must Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now

Workers still are routinely denied the temporary job changes they need to have healthy pregnancies — but a bipartisan bill is poised to provide millions of workers with these protections.

Pregnant woman working at the office

Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins

This year, as redistricting starts across the country, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered.

An outline of various states in the United States, against a light green background.

The True Measure of Justice for Ahmaud Arbery Goes Beyond the Courtroom

Measuring progress solely by the outcome of trials risks both ignoring the importance of greater systemic change and compromising fairness in the criminal legal system.

Painted mural of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia after he was shot and killed in February 2020.

School is For Learning – Including Learning About Race and Gender

A student and two teachers in Oklahoma share how a new censorship bill has curtailed important discussions about race and gender in the classroom.

Anthony, a teacher profiled in this blog, stands in the middle of his school's hallway

Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable

The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer.

Police in riot gear stand outside the Kenosha County Court House