David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut, offered advice to anyone who feels overwhelmed as President Donald Trump returned to office and signed a slew of executive orders that may ...

Immediately after a woman gave birth at a Vermont hospital, her newborn was taken from her by the state, according to a new lawsuit. She wasn’t allowed to hold, touch or see her baby girl, the lawsuit ...

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship on Thursday, calling the order “blatantly unconstitutional.” ...

The comments by U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th District, Katherine Clark, D-5th District, and Lori Trahan, D-3rd District, came after the House voted Thursday to approve its version of a “born ...

The law, which applies to all public K-12 school and state-funded university classrooms, took effect Jan. 1. Days after the mandate went into effect, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill — the state ...

SEATTLE — Relatives of people who have died inside local jails asked Washington lawmakers this week to bring the lockups under state oversight, making the argument that independent scrutiny could help ...

Trump’s order says it is intended to protect women’s spaces from those who “self-identify” as women. It defines the sexes in an unconventional way, based on the reproductive cells — large cells in ...

A multistate coalition argues that birthright citizenship is a fundamental right protected by the 14th Amendment.

The New Mexico Supreme Court has cleared the way for an antidiscrimination lawsuit to proceed against the state’s largest school district.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the federal government to pay back $11.1 billion that was spent on Operation Lone Star, Texas' border security effort, during the Biden Administration.

The ACLU, for instance, has already said they plan to oppose Trump’s DEI policies during his second term. A spokesperson for the ACLU told the Washington Post this week that the organization is ...