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Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.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.
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 2025
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 PhotosPodcast
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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Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?
By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if...
By Cecillia Wang, Jeffery Robinson, Louise Melling, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if...
By Cecillia Wang, Jeffery Robinson, Louise Melling, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.”...
Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.”...
The Weeknd's Music is Safe Enough for the Super Bowl, but Contraband in Prison
An Arizona prison is denying a Black Muslim man access to the music and religious texts he has requested behind bars.
By Emerson Sykes, Leila Rafei
An Arizona prison is denying a Black Muslim man access to the music and religious texts he has requested behind bars.
By Emerson Sykes, Leila Rafei
Racial Justice Priorities in the Congressional COVID-19 Relief Bill
Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.
By Vania Leveille
Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.
By Vania Leveille
Biden Must Halt Face Recognition Technology to Advance Racial Equity
Face recognition is a threat to not only our constitutional rights, but to people of color and other marginalized groups who are more likely to be...
By Kate Ruane
Face recognition is a threat to not only our constitutional rights, but to people of color and other marginalized groups who are more likely to be...
By Kate Ruane
I Am Who I Am and I Deserve an ID to Match
Having an accurate ID should be a right for everybody, whether you’re trans, cis, or nonbinary.
By Erica Aries
Having an accurate ID should be a right for everybody, whether you’re trans, cis, or nonbinary.
By Erica Aries
The Expiration of the CARES Act Could Force Thousands Back into Federal Prisons
This is a mistake. Keeping people out of prison is the best way to slow the spread of COIVD-19 and save lives.
By Milo Inglehart
This is a mistake. Keeping people out of prison is the best way to slow the spread of COIVD-19 and save lives.
By Milo Inglehart
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump
The riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump’s presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that “This is not America.” Our guest, ACLU deputy legal director, Jeff Robinson would disagree. The...
The riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump’s presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that “This is not America.” Our guest, ACLU deputy legal director, Jeff Robinson would disagree. The...
How to Build Systemic Equality After Trump
“Asking America to deal with its history of white supremacy, and to recognize how deeply that is engrained in our founding documents and in our...
By ACLU
“Asking America to deal with its history of white supremacy, and to recognize how deeply that is engrained in our founding documents and in our...
By ACLU
New Government Tracking System Paves the Way for Expanded Role of Drones
The FAA's new drone tracking regulations represent a major step in expanding the prevalence of drones in American life.
By Jay Stanley
The FAA's new drone tracking regulations represent a major step in expanding the prevalence of drones in American life.
By Jay Stanley
