What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?

What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place

President Donald Trump holds up a recently signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.

Local Sheriffs Should Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement

Local law enforcement is not obligated under federal law to participate in immigration enforcement, through either 287(g) agreements or ICE detainer requests.

By Andrew Malone

Local Sheriffs Should Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement

Age-Verification Bill Will Not Keep Your Kids Safer, Will Risk Privacy

Is there harmful content on the internet for young viewers? Undoubtedly. But not every societal ill requires a solution from the government.

By Antonio Serrano, Antonio Serrano

Age-Verification Bill Will Not Keep Your Kids Safer, Will Risk Privacy

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Birthright Citizenship?

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship. Take our quiz to see how much you know about the history of birthright citizenship and the legality of Trump’s order.

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The High Costs of Abortion Bans

Abortion care and access is not just politics, it’s personal.

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Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained

A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law

A pesron holding up a sign reading "A World Without Trans People Has Never Existed And Never Will" at a demonstration.

How to Take Action on Inauguration Day and Beyond

Our civil liberties and civil rights are on the line. The ACLU’s guide helps to connect you with ways to advocate for our freedoms.

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"This is the Moment to Be 100 Percent In." How One of the ACLU’s Immigrants' Rights Experts is Fighting For Our Freedoms.

At 13, Maribel Hernández Rivera thought that no one cared about her struggles as an undocumented person living in the U.S. Today, as an advocate for immigrants’ rights, she’s showing communities across the country that someone out there does care.

Maribel Hernández Rivera as a young child with her family.

Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet

In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court will hear arguments about whether a law that requires age-verification before accessing sexual speech online is constitutional. We are in court to protect free speech on and offline.

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