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Feb 25, 2025

'I Won’t Abandon My Country'

Maria is a third-generation Latina American who loves her country as much as she loves her husband, Miguel, who is undocumented. In a moment when Donald Trump has threatened to unlawfully deport millions, for...

Illustration of a person with long hair sitting up in bed at night and facing a window with blinds half drawn that hide the top half of the moon.

Feb 24, 2025

State and Local Governments Are Saying No to Trump's Radical Agenda

To resist the Trump administrations’ attacks on our rights, local lawmakers across the country are protecting LGBTQ people, immigrants and reproductive health.

An ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION protest and press conference.

Feb 24, 2025

The Infrastructure of Racial Justice Is Under Attack. We Must Fight for It

The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band together to protect this vital civil rights infrastructure.

Civil Rights March, Washington DC. on August 28, 1963.

Feb 20, 2025

What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground

The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict access a diverse and inclusive education. Students are speaking out about how harmful these...

A group of high school students wearing blue shirts reading "DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC" pose for the camera.

Feb 19, 2025

Justice Archives: Dr. J. Michael Butler on MLK's Last March for the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Dr. J. Michael Butler of Flagler College discusses MLK’s last march for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in St. Augustine, and its legacy in the struggle for equal justice under law.

By J. Michael Butler, Daniel Oliveras de Ita

Dr. J. Michael Butler of Flagler College discusses MLK’s last march for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in St. Augustine, and its legacy in the struggle for equal justice under law.

By J. Michael Butler, Daniel Oliveras de Ita

Feb 13, 2025

The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice

Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential history.