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Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat RolesPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.
By Justine van der Leun
States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged.
By Amanda Walgrove, Jonathan Newton
A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.
The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.
By Yasmin Cader
We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.Podcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers
A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Joanna Naples-Mitchell
A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Joanna Naples-Mitchell
Britney Spears’ Reproductive Freedom is a Disability Rights Issue
Spears’ experience is part of a long history of people with disabilities — most often people of color — being robbed of the right to control...
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Rebecca McCray
Spears’ experience is part of a long history of people with disabilities — most often people of color — being robbed of the right to control...
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Rebecca McCray
Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19
Abolishing restrictive monitoring is the next frontier of criminal, economic, and racial justice.
By Yazmine Nichols
Abolishing restrictive monitoring is the next frontier of criminal, economic, and racial justice.
By Yazmine Nichols
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting For Another Police Shooting
In this week’s podcast episode, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott joins us to discuss his city's groundbreaking policing resolution.
By Jacquelyne Germain
In this week’s podcast episode, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott joins us to discuss his city's groundbreaking policing resolution.
By Jacquelyne Germain
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
Just two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte...
Just two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte...
Unaccompanied Children’s Well-Being Must Come First at Fort Bliss and Across Texas
Emergency steps were needed to remove children from Border Patrols facilities, but the Biden administration must now ensure the humane treatment of...
By Shaw Drake, Bernardo Rafael Cruz
Emergency steps were needed to remove children from Border Patrols facilities, but the Biden administration must now ensure the humane treatment of...
By Shaw Drake, Bernardo Rafael Cruz
PayPal and Venmo are Shutting Out Sex Workers, Putting Lives and Livelihoods at Risk
In order to show a commitment to human rights, civil liberties, and sound technology policy, it’s imperative that PayPal and Venmo provide...
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
In order to show a commitment to human rights, civil liberties, and sound technology policy, it’s imperative that PayPal and Venmo provide...
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
On the Podcast: Defending Speech We Hate
On At Liberty, we unpack the truth behind accusations that the ACLU has abandoned its commitment to the First Amendment.
By Ines Santos
On At Liberty, we unpack the truth behind accusations that the ACLU has abandoned its commitment to the First Amendment.
By Ines Santos
D.C. Statehood is Constitutional. Robert Kennedy Never Said Otherwise.
The nearly 700,000 residents of D.C. still lack full rights. It’s time to finally take the next step forward and pass the Washington, D.C....
By Kristen Lee, Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux
The nearly 700,000 residents of D.C. still lack full rights. It’s time to finally take the next step forward and pass the Washington, D.C....
By Kristen Lee, Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux
President Biden Can Prevent Over 4,000 People From Being Sent Back to Prison
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be presiding over the fastest expansion of the federal...
By Udi Ofer
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be presiding over the fastest expansion of the federal...
By Udi Ofer
