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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...
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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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Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted
Attempts by the Trump campaign to stop counting or invalidate mail-in votes would disproportionately impact votes from communities of color.
By ACLU
Attempts by the Trump campaign to stop counting or invalidate mail-in votes would disproportionately impact votes from communities of color.
By ACLU
Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections
What a super partisan, highly divided election means for criminal justice reform.
By Taylor Pendergrass
What a super partisan, highly divided election means for criminal justice reform.
By Taylor Pendergrass
Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted
The Trump campaign is pursuing legal challenges in battleground states as the pathways to President Trump’s reelection narrow. These challenges involve attempts to stop or challenge the vote count. And because of the record number of mail-in ballots cast during the pandemic, the votes affected...
The Trump campaign is pursuing legal challenges in battleground states as the pathways to President Trump’s reelection narrow. These challenges involve attempts to stop or challenge the vote count. And because of the record number of mail-in ballots cast during the pandemic, the votes affected...
At the Polls, Episode 8: Know Your Rights on Election Day
We'll see you at the polls.
By ACLU
We'll see you at the polls.
By ACLU
At the Polls: Know Your Voting Rights
Tomorrow's the big day: Election Day! The last day to vote. Here at the ACLU, we have just one closing argument: Everyone should be able to vote, and everyone’s vote should be counted. So, we want to prepare you to know your rights when you head to the ballot box. We've prepared a short and...
Tomorrow's the big day: Election Day! The last day to vote. Here at the ACLU, we have just one closing argument: Everyone should be able to vote, and everyone’s vote should be counted. So, we want to prepare you to know your rights when you head to the ballot box. We've prepared a short and...
Rosika Schwimmer, Woman without a Country
After fleeing persecution, a Hungarian anti-war activist sought refuge in the United States, only to be rejected and scorned for her pacifism. Ever...
By Susan N. Herman
After fleeing persecution, a Hungarian anti-war activist sought refuge in the United States, only to be rejected and scorned for her pacifism. Ever...
By Susan N. Herman
What State Question 805 Has Already Won
State Question 805 has already achieved success by opening up an entirely new chapter in Oklahoma’s long journey toward ending mass incarceration.
By Taylor Pendergrass
State Question 805 has already achieved success by opening up an entirely new chapter in Oklahoma’s long journey toward ending mass incarceration.
By Taylor Pendergrass
The Dangers of Expanding What Can Be Patented In the Age of COVID-19
Patent proponents are pushing for permanent changes to patent law that will undermine medical practice and scientific research well after this...
By Sandra Park
Patent proponents are pushing for permanent changes to patent law that will undermine medical practice and scientific research well after this...
By Sandra Park
Moving Forward: Muslims Belong Here
This blog is the second in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
By Manar Waheed
This blog is the second in a series outlining a reimagined, just, and humane immigration system for the United States.
By Manar Waheed
What Will End Police Violence?
It’s almost half a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer and the country erupted in protest demanding change. It felt like a turning point in many ways, but was it?
It’s almost half a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer and the country erupted in protest demanding change. It felt like a turning point in many ways, but was it?