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NIH Censors Crucial Research in Alzheimer's, Kidney Disease, and More, Researchers Share
NIH is targeting and terminating grants for research studies that it thinks will communicate disfavored viewpoints on diversity, gender identity, climate change, and more, violating First Amendment rights and threatening the future of public health.
By Amanda Walgrove
NIH Censors Crucial Research in Alzheimer's, Kidney Disease, and More, Researchers SharePodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Matthew Beat give a glimpse into the ACLU’s new podcast covering some of the most influential court cases in history.
By Hibah Ansari
Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
Due to recent cuts to reporting requirements of deaths occurring after release, the complete number of deaths in and outside of detention could be even higher.
By Sofia Gonzalez
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ACLU and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's LegacyPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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ACLU Announces Expansion Plan to Fight Trump Policies
By Anthony D. Romero
By Anthony D. Romero
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By Hina Shamsi
By Hina Shamsi
Court Leaders Nationwide Send Message to Debtors’ Prisons: Courts Are Not ATMs.
Racial Disparities in Student Arrests Is An Epidemic Affecting Children Nationwide
Approaching the education of children through law and order policies is wrong.
By Sarah Hinger
Approaching the education of children through law and order policies is wrong.
By Sarah Hinger
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has a Troubling History When Ruling on Disability Rights Cases
Trump's Muslim Ban Flies in the Face of International Law and Treaties the US Has Ratified
By Jamil Dakwar
By Jamil Dakwar
Should Your Boss’s Religious Beliefs Dictate Your Health Insurance Coverage? Supreme Court Nominee Judge Gorsuch Thinks So
By Brigitte Amiri
By Brigitte Amiri
Don’t Let Trump Normalize Guantánamo
By Sarah Mehta
By Sarah Mehta
If We Care About Abortion, Asking Judge Neil Gorsuch His Opinion on Roe v. Wade Is Not Enough
By Jennifer Dalven
By Jennifer Dalven
Discrimination Under the Guise of ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Still Discrimination, President Trump
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson
