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The Case That Gave the Modern Supreme Court Its Power

Did you know that today’s justice system in the United States originated from a hiring dispute? This week, Matt and Shereen are taking us back to the early 1800s to explore the origins of...

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Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today

In "Let the Record Show," the ACLU's newest podcast, we discuss how office politics gave courts the power to decide if political decisions are constitutional. It's led to an array of landmark decisions that continue to protect our civil liberties today.

By Vanessa Mbonu, Hibah Ansari

What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detaining a man at the Ventura Government Center in Ventura, California.

We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.

ACLU breaks down findings from our latest report on how mass deportations are breaking our democracy.

By Naureen Shah

We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.

The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez (C), participates in a pro-government march in defense of Venezuelan migrants in Caracas, Venezuela, 18 March 2025. Venezuela demanded information about the migrants who were deported over the weekend from the US to El Salvador, under the Alien Enemies Act invoked by US President Donald Trump, which Caracas denounced as 'kidnapping', 'illegal' and 'a violation of human rights'.

Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.

The ACLU argued in court that Trump administration officials broke the law by defying a judge’s order and sending 100 Venezuelan men to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador without due process.

By Hibah Ansari, Shereen Marisol Meraji

Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.

Podcast

The Case That Gave the Modern Supreme Court Its Power

Did you know that today’s justice system in the United States originated from a hiring dispute? This week, Matt and Shereen are taking us back to the early 1800s to explore the origins of...

The Case That Gave the Modern Supreme Court Its Power

See all episodes

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students

By Angela Mann

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Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students

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A Poet Gives a 360 Degree View of the Criminal Justice System

Reginald Dwayne Betts is a published poet, memoirist, and legal scholar who's currently pursuing a Ph.D. in law at Yale. His legal work, like his poetry, is informed by the years he spent in prison as a teen. This week he sits down with At Liberty to discuss his journey to the legal...

A Poet Gives a 360 Degree View of the Criminal Justice System

Mar 21, 2019

Catholic Bishops Stopped My Surgery Because I’m Transgender

By Oliver Knight