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Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025Podcast
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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
By Hibah Ansari
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in Photos
From nationwide rallies to crucial Supreme Court cases, revisit the photos that encapsulate our eventful year.
By Johanna Silver
Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in Photos
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport.
By Haddy Gassama
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
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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...
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and...
How to Navigate Politically-Charged Conversations This Holiday Season
Our Holiday Conversation Guide offers facts, framing, and tools to help you engage loved ones with clarity, empathy, and confidence during a...
By Lora Strum
Our Holiday Conversation Guide offers facts, framing, and tools to help you engage loved ones with clarity, empathy, and confidence during a...
By Lora Strum
AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
By Jo Gasior-Kavishe
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
By Jo Gasior-Kavishe
Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your Rights
Equally important, but less revered than voting; jury service is a powerful tool for holding the government accountable. ACLU experts answer your...
By ACLU
Equally important, but less revered than voting; jury service is a powerful tool for holding the government accountable. ACLU experts answer your...
By ACLU
Where Everybody Knows Your Rights
This week, we’re showing thanks to everyone who's stepping up for our collective civil liberties, with a People Power potluck! And we’ve got a...
This week, we’re showing thanks to everyone who's stepping up for our collective civil liberties, with a People Power potluck! And we’ve got a...
Our Holiday Book Guide for Justice-Minded Readers
In our series, ACLU staffers share books and merch to give this holiday season that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil...
By Hibah Ansari
In our series, ACLU staffers share books and merch to give this holiday season that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil...
By Hibah Ansari
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There.
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system...
By Lora Strum
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system...
By Lora Strum
Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops from American Cities
Former U.S. Army Captain and ACLU Senior Project Manager Jessica Apgar praises the more than 40 veterans demanding Congress take action against the...
By Jessica Apgar
Former U.S. Army Captain and ACLU Senior Project Manager Jessica Apgar praises the more than 40 veterans demanding Congress take action against the...
By Jessica Apgar
From The Joke Files: A Comedy and Censorship Roundtable
We’re living through a moment where late night jokes are next-day news, and each opening monologue feels like a litmus test for our freedom of...
We’re living through a moment where late night jokes are next-day news, and each opening monologue feels like a litmus test for our freedom of...
2025 Elections: Voters Came Out in Record Numbers to Defend Key Civil Liberties Issues Across the Country
In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fearmongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the...
By Emily Passini
In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fearmongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the...
By Emily Passini
