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Home is a refuge, a shelter, a place of safety and belonging. Despite the vulnerability of being unhoused, the Supreme Court has now made life even more dangerous for the 650,000 unhoused Americans and increased the risks for millions more who are living on the edge and housing-insecure.

Today’s ruling does not signal the end of the road in the fight for protecting life-saving emergency care, or the fight for our reproductive freedom.

Two years after Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the ACLU examines how a second Trump administration would further imperil abortion access and reproductive rights nationwide – and our roadmap to fight back.

In the second installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people. 

The fight to create a more perfect union is constant – whether we are in a time of crisis or a time of comfort, we cannot sit back and let our guard down.

In the first installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to immigrant families and America’s immigration system.

No matter the Supreme Court's decision in the Grants Pass case, Portland’s leaders can choose to address the root causes of homelessness.

We won a number of victories during the 2024 legislative session, from protecting criminal legal reforms to building momentum on data privacy. Catch the highlights from the 2024 legislative session see what's on our radar for 2025.

Maine is a product of its past, both good and bad. Join us with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries to learn about the lessons we can draw from history to chart a path forward.