Blogs

May 25, 2021

We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth

This is the first of several lawsuits the ACLU will be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.

Brook Dennis, a 9-year-old transgender girl in Arkansas, is seen with her parents

May 25, 2021

The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities

Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.

May 25, 2021

What Insights Would RBG Offer About the Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Rights Case?

Coverage of the court’s decision to hear a major abortion-related case has merely skimmed the surface about the impact across society.

A mural of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen at the corner of First Avenue and East 11th Street in The East Village, New York, NY, November 19, 2020.

May 25, 2021

The Movement to End Police Violence One Year after George Floyd’s Murder

One year ago today, George Floyd was brutally murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparking the largest protests in American history. What has changed in the year since Floyd’s murder and that...

Protestors holding up a portrait of George Floyd

May 24, 2021

Brooklyn Center Provides a Model for Reexamining Public Safety

The only way to end police violence is to reduce the roles, resources, and power of police. Brooklyn Center Minnesota just provided a model for cities across America.

A makeshift memorial for Daunte Wright in front of Brooklyn Center

May 21, 2021

How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis

People in jails are often denied life-saving treatment for opioid addiction, with deadly results.

Jail cells with the doors closed inside an Idaho prison.