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What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me About the Fight for Trans Rights
Anti-trans laws aren’t just about bathrooms or sports, they’re about systematically pushing trans individuals out of public life.
By Chase Strangio
What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me About the Fight for Trans RightsPodcast
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio
June is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions for LGBTQIA+ rights. This week, Co-Director of the...
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The Trump Administration is Banning Books on Military Bases. We Sued.
Censorship in Defense Department K-12 schools violates the First Amendment.
By Sam LaFrance
The Trump Administration is Banning Books on Military Bases. We Sued.
From Day One, Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Grown More Extreme
Trump has sought every way to terrorize entire communities in a hunt for our immigrant neighbors that will put all of our civil liberties in danger. As the ACLU prepares for the fight ahead, we offer three key areas to watch.
By Sarah Mehta
From Day One, Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Grown More Extreme
What is Habeas Corpus? Why Does It Matter?
Habeas Corpus has protected our rights since before America’s founding. Today, the Trump administration has threatened to suspend this right to carry out its unlawful immigration agenda.
By Omar Jadwat
What is Habeas Corpus? Why Does It Matter?Podcast
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio
June is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions for LGBTQIA+ rights. This week, Co-Director of the...
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13 “Woke” Books Banned in DOD Schools
The Department of Defense has banned more than 500 titles from its military schools, alleging the books promote “woke” ideologies about race,...
By ACLU
The Department of Defense has banned more than 500 titles from its military schools, alleging the books promote “woke” ideologies about race,...
By ACLU
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio
June is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions...
June is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions...
The Supreme Court Cases to Watch
This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
By Lora Strum
This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
By Lora Strum
What Is Due Process?
The Trump administration's latest attack on our rights threatens our ability to defend ourselves from injustice. We won't stand for it.
By Michael Tan
The Trump administration's latest attack on our rights threatens our ability to defend ourselves from injustice. We won't stand for it.
By Michael Tan
George Takei: How the Alien Enemies Act Paved the Way for the Incarceration of My Family
The actor and writer shares with the ACLU why he fears that, in Trump's America, history is repeating itself.
By George Takei
The actor and writer shares with the ACLU why he fears that, in Trump's America, history is repeating itself.
By George Takei
A Quiet Threat to Veterans’ Civil Rights
Harmful interpretations of the Veterans Judicial Review Act risk blocking veterans’ access to federal district courts.
By Michelle Fraling
Harmful interpretations of the Veterans Judicial Review Act risk blocking veterans’ access to federal district courts.
By Michelle Fraling
Five Years After George Floyd, the Fight for Police Accountability Isn't Over
As Donald Trump tries to limit efforts to combat police brutality, the ACLU’s Seven States Safety Campaign shows how communities are stepping up...
By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta
As Donald Trump tries to limit efforts to combat police brutality, the ACLU’s Seven States Safety Campaign shows how communities are stepping up...
By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta
Know Your Education Rights with ReNika Moore
It may be graduation season, but here on At Liberty, class is still in session—and this week, we’re exploring students’ right to learn. Since...
It may be graduation season, but here on At Liberty, class is still in session—and this week, we’re exploring students’ right to learn. Since...
For Undocumented Immigrants, Being ‘Good’ Is Not Good Enough
How fear, partisanship and discrimination are impacting one couple’s fight for immigration justice.
By Lora Strum
How fear, partisanship and discrimination are impacting one couple’s fight for immigration justice.
By Lora Strum
‘Devastated’ and ‘Hopeless.’ Researchers Speak Out on Funding Cuts
The National Institute of Health (NIH) abruptly cancelled millions of dollars in grants for research that it claims are related to “gender...
By Lisa Francois
The National Institute of Health (NIH) abruptly cancelled millions of dollars in grants for research that it claims are related to “gender...
By Lisa Francois
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