Birthright Citizenship at SCOTUS: Your Voice Matters From President Trump's first day in office, he's targeted birthright citizenship as part of a broader effort to define who belongs in our country. This abuse of power cannot go unanswered. Take action...

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For more than a century, the Supreme Court has affirmed the 14th Amendment right that guarantees children born in the United States are citizens.

The Supreme Court must not cower to the president’s will and upend this national promise. We were at the court today defending this fundamental right.

We are all Americans. This attack on our children and families’ constitutional rights won't stand.

Chef José Andrés is with us as we fight to uphold birthright citizenship. Together, we're building a more perfect union with longer tables, not higher walls.

The president needed a reminder of what the Constitution says — we gave it to him.

Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Us All “President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship is a violation of the 14th Amendment,” writes Deborah N. Archer.

If President Trump’s attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship succeeds, he'll create a vulnerable underclass of people who are born in the United States but unable to fully participate in our democracy.

We will not let that happen.

Our immigrant loved ones were front of mind as we argued for babies born in the U.S. and everyone who loves them.

Could You Convince Donald Trump Your Child Is a U.S. Citizen?  The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case challenging Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship. It itsn't just about immigration.

If President Trump gets his way, it could become much harder for thousands of new parents to prove that their babies are citizens, causing chaos and confusion.

Our legal director Cecillia Wang, a daughter of immigrants, is at the Supreme Court defending the bedrock American value of birthright citizenship.

President Trump is no match for the 14th Amendment.

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No president gets to define who counts as a citizen.

President Trump should have learned this in civics class, but we're happy to provide a refresher.

BREAKING: We're challenging a new Florida law that requires voters to have "evidence of citizenship on file," such as a birth certificate or passport, to register to vote.

Unnecessary and burdensome laws like these make it harder for people to participate in our democracy.

I’m fighting Trump’s birthright citizenship order at the supreme court. Will we adhere to the best of our history? | Cody Wofsy For 128 years, it’s been clear that if you are born in this country, you are a citizen. The court must not turn back the clock

We’re defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court because President Trump doesn’t get to define what is means to be American.

President Trump just arrived at the Supreme Court to attend arguments in our challenge of his attempt to upend birthright citizenship, the first recorded sitting president to attend oral arguments.

Good. We hope he learns something about the Constitution he continually tries to violate.

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Padma Lakshmi knows firsthand how foundational the promise of birthright citizenship is to our nation's culture — from the food we eat, to the traditions we cherish.

She's got our back as we defend this critical right against President Trump's attacks at the highest court in the land.

We’re at the Supreme Court today challenging President Trump’s attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship and upend the lives of hundreds of thousands of American-born children.

We have the 14th Amendment, Supreme Court precedent, and American values on our side.

We’re ready.

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Tonight, we’re making sure his administration sees the hundreds of thousands of people across the nation who are with us in defending this foundational American right. 

Tomorrow, we’ll see him in court — and we will win.

Light projection on building with columns that says We Defend Birthright Citizenship and has hundreds of names.

Light projection on building with columns that says 300,000 Strong for Birthright Citizenship and has hundreds of names.

Tonight, we’re making sure his administration sees the hundreds of thousands of people across the nation who are with us in defending this foundational American right. 

Tomorrow, we’ll see him in court — and we will win.

President Trump just announced he’ll be attending Supreme Court arguments tomorrow, where we’ll be challenging his illegal attempt to upend birthright citizenship.

Trans Rights Are Women's Rights | ACLU Here’s why the rights of trans people are at the heart of gender justice for all.

Our liberation is all interconnected.

We can't fight for gender justice without defending transgender people.

BREAKING: President Trump has issued an unlawful executive order attempting to severely restrict mail-in voting.

The Constitution is clear: Only the states or Congress can change election laws.

GOP weighs health care cuts to pay for Iran war New efforts to rein in health programs open the GOP up to attacks that they're cutting health care to pay for an unpopular war.

People across the country are already being harmed by drastic health care cuts. Now, lawmakers want to use that money to pay for an unauthorized and unpopular war.

They must be stopped.

Fighting Back Against Discriminatory Laws That Impact People Living with HIV | ACLU The ACLU is challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes HIV status. This law unfairly prevents people from securing employment and housing.

HIV criminalization laws prevent people from securing housing and employment, and has been disproportionately used to target trans women of color.

Today on trans visibility day, and every day, we will always fight for everyone to live a life free from discrimination and harm.

NEW: A federal court allowed our challenge to a Tennessee HIV criminalization law to proceed.

This is the first time one of these laws have been challenged under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Now instead of just enjoying her childhood, Becky is fighting her case at the Supreme Court.

Every trans kid deserves to be loved, respected, and left alone by their elected officials — we're fighting for that future.

Image of Becky Pepper-Jackson, a blonde teenage girl wearing a red shirt, sitting in front of the Supreme Court.

On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we're thinking about Becky Pepper Jackson who, at 11 years old, was told by the West Virginia government that she couldn't play sports with her friends because of who she is.

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NEW: We're asking the full Third Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a panel’s 2-1 decision that would let the government re-detain Mahmoud Khalil in retaliation for his protected speech.

The government can't punish people just because they don’t like what they have to say.

Birthright Citizenship at SCOTUS: Your Voice Matters From President Trump's first day in office, he's targeted birthright citizenship as part of a broader effort to define who belongs in our country. This abuse of power cannot go unanswered. Take action...

The Constitution, not the president, decides who is a citizen.

Sign your name in support of our case defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court.

Trump officials invoke racist scholars in major push to end birthright citizenship Rejected and ‘recycled’ arguments from more than a century ago are at the heart of a massive Supreme Court case, critics warn

In his attempts to upend birthright citizenship, President Trump has racist and outdated ideas on his side.

We have over a century of precedent, the Constitution, and American values on our side as we head to the Supreme Court tomorrow to defeat these attacks once and for all.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week on the constitutionality of President Trump's move to end birthright citizenship. @aclu.org attorney Cody Wofsy calls birthright citizenship "an absolutely foundational American value" that must be protected.

Bright green graphic reading "In the first 7 months of the Trump administration's second term, they have detained the parents of at least 11,000 U.S. citizen children. in small text reading source: ProPublica.

If these arrests continued at this pace, the number of parents in detention will have doubled by now.

ICE must stop ripping families apart — tell Congress at the link in our bio to rein in ICE's abuses.