Millions of drivers are pulled over every year for minor violations, which rarely make roads safer and instead lead to racial disparities, violence, and loss of trust in police, prompting the ACLU to work to restore people's rights on the road by limiting or ending traffic stops for issues unrelated to road safety.| Davis Vanguard
A Black Baltimore teenager was swarmed by police after an AI-enhanced surveillance camera falsely identified a bag of chips in his pocket as a gun, leading to a traumatic and potentially deadly incident.| Davis Vanguard
The ACLU is fighting to protect the use of disparate impact liability, a critical tool in advancing equality, as the Trump administration attempts to roll it back in housing, jobs, and education.| Davis Vanguard
On October 18, over seven million people across the US came together to peacefully protest against abuse of power and show the power of unity in the face of repression.| Davis Vanguard
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and permanent resident, was detained by ICE for over 100 days after advocating for Palestinian rights, and the Third Circuit is now hearing arguments on whether his detention was unlawful retaliation for his political speech.| Davis Vanguard
A surprise Board of Immigration Appeals ruling wrongly reopened Mario Guevara’s 2012 removal case, his ACLU lawyers say.| Atlanta Civic Circle
Pro-Palestine students have endured heavy suppression, but the tides are turning both in the court of law and the court of public opinion.| Arab America
The false matches were disproportionately people of color, said the ACLU.| BuzzFeed News
The Trump administration’s executive order on homelessness and mental illness raises concerns it could harm LGBTQ+ people.| Philadelphia Gay News
People have also been denied period products, medication, clothes, and access to attorneys at the Manhattan courthouse.| Truthout
One person reported that he lost more than 20 pounds during his detention.| Truthout
The Sacramento Homeless Union has won a federal lawsuit against the City of Sacramento, resulting in a legal settlement that provides protections for unhoused residents during extreme heat events.| Davis Vanguard
The Trump administration has made $1.1 billion in cuts to public broadcasting and has attacked the free press by filing a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, according to the ACLU, which argues that these actions violate the First Amendment.| Davis Vanguard
Seventeen Democratic officials from a variety of states filed suit against the Trump administration in federal court on Aug. 1.| Philadelphia Gay News
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's request to suspend the release of Mahmoud Khalil, re-detain him, and stay a lower court ruling that blocked his deportation, affirming that the government cannot pursue his removal based on the likely unconstitutional foreign policy charge.| Davis Vanguard
A federal judge has issued an injunction halting the Trump administration's attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status for over 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua, allowing them to remain in the US while litigation continues.| Davis Vanguard
The Trump administration plans to use Fort Dix, a U.S. Army post in New Jersey, to detain immigrants, which is unnecessary, costly, and dehumanizing, and the ACLU of New Jersey calls on Congress to speak out against this use of military bases as immigration detention centers.| Davis Vanguard
Brave has written to the California Department of Justice to highlight potential loopholes in the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA).| Dr Johnny Ryan FRHistS
Find the latest updates in Stitt v. Drummond, controversial education cases and more in this legal roundup from June 2025.| NonDoc
At least six people at Red Onion intentionally lit themselves on fire last year. Now, prisoners say staff are forcing people to comply—or cutting their electricity.| The Appeal
At least one trans woman in federal prison says Trump’s executive order has already prevented her from receiving hormone therapy, leading to “thoughts of suicide and self-harm.”| The Appeal
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A story—still being written, fortunately—about pluralism and (lack of) permanence.| the Giving Review
A judge ruled that Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon is immune from questioning about his intentions sponsoring a gender-affirming care ban.| Missouri Independent
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down a runway in Afghanistan in November 2007. Reapers and Predators were the two types of drones used during U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. On March 17th of this y…| UNREDACTED
This Christmas, Santa is not the only one watching. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would like to remind everyone that we all need to be particularly nice. But you better watch out:…| usability | security | freedom
