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News and Blogs

The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade

President Donald Trump’s assault on transgender rights is a gross overreach of presidential power and yet another attempt to punish trans people just for existing.

Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models

Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty — as well as our sanity — against omnipresent AI surveillance.

Trump’s Attack on the Department of Education, Explained

The Trump administration just put millions of students’ education and civil rights at risk by closing key Department of Education offices and firing half of its workforce.

ACLU of North Dakota in the Media

April 14, 2025

House Lawmakers Pass Censorship Bill; ACLU of North Dakota Comments

Moving books to a less accessible section in the library for its intended readers, like what is being proposed in Senate Bill 2307, is an example of soft censorship and runs counter to the American...

March 27, 2025

North Dakota Decriminalizes State HIV Laws

This week, Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed into law House Bill 1217, legislation to reform North Dakota’s outdated laws that unfairly criminalized and stigmatized people living with HIV.

March 13, 2025

Resolution to Ask Supreme Court to Undo Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Fails; ACLU Comments

Rejecting HCR 3013 was the right thing to do. This resolution was a bigoted and unpopular view on same-sex marriage and an affront to queer people in our state.