Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard and he served in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11.

RALEIGH, NC – The American Civil Liberties Union, the Legal Defense Fund, the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and attorney Jay Ferguson praised North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for commuting the ...

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union celebrates President Biden’s historic action in commuting 37 federal death sentences. In making this decision, President Biden has taken an unequivocal ...

TALLAHASSEE – A federal district court judge has rejected a preliminary injunction request, allowing enforcement of a new Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) policy aimed at withholding ...

There is widespread concern today about the use of generative AI and deepfakes to create fake videos that can manipulate and deceive people. Many are asking, is there any way that technology can help ...

In this fourth annual year-end holiday edition of our series, the kids of ACLU staff take over the mic to share their big ideas for a better world. From what they’d do as president to how their ...

States will be the frontlines of our freedom — we're urging them to just say no to Trump’s radical agenda. With the election behind us, many are wondering how to fight back against the unprecedented ...

WASHINGTON – President Biden heeded the calls of advocates and families today by granting commutations to close to 1,500 people who were released to home confinement at the height of the COVID-19 ...

WASHINGTON – More than 130 civil and human rights organizations, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International USA, Southern Poverty Law Center, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ...