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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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A Holiday Movie Marathon
This week, we’re revisiting one of our year-end favorites, a conversation about ACLU staffers’ favorite holiday movies. So grab some popcorn and enjoy the show. We’ll see you again in 2021.
This week, we’re revisiting one of our year-end favorites, a conversation about ACLU staffers’ favorite holiday movies. So grab some popcorn and enjoy the show. We’ll see you again in 2021.
Incarcerated People Should Get Priority Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine. It's the Smart and Humane Thing to Do.
If officials fail to prioritize incarcerated individuals for the vaccine, we will take them to court.
By Anthony D. Romero
If officials fail to prioritize incarcerated individuals for the vaccine, we will take them to court.
By Anthony D. Romero
The Songs That Helped ACLU Staffers Survive 2020
On At Liberty, we share a few anthems that helped us push through this challenging year.
By ACLU
On At Liberty, we share a few anthems that helped us push through this challenging year.
By ACLU
Arkansas Politicians’ Relentless Push to End Abortion Access, and Humiliate and Shame Abortion Patients
Four laws in Arkansas would decimate abortion access in the state, and patients are speaking up.
By Chelsea Tejada
Four laws in Arkansas would decimate abortion access in the state, and patients are speaking up.
By Chelsea Tejada
A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos
When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera footage but withhold negative footage, police body cameras...
By Chad Marlow
When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera footage but withhold negative footage, police body cameras...
By Chad Marlow
The Songs That Helped ACLU Staffers Survive 2020
How to sum up 2020? Stressful? Uncertain? Hard? If you’re like some ACLU staffers, one note of help came quite literally from listening to music. For a special year-end holiday episode, we asked a few staffers to tell us which song provided the service of escape or inspiration or just comfort.
How to sum up 2020? Stressful? Uncertain? Hard? If you’re like some ACLU staffers, one note of help came quite literally from listening to music. For a special year-end holiday episode, we asked a few staffers to tell us which song provided the service of escape or inspiration or just comfort.
The FBI is Secretly Breaking Into Encrypted Devices. We’re Suing.
We can't let the FBI keep the public in the dark about its ability to gain access to information stored on our personal mobile devices.
By Arianna Demas, Felipe Escobedo
We can't let the FBI keep the public in the dark about its ability to gain access to information stored on our personal mobile devices.
By Arianna Demas, Felipe Escobedo
A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?
A deportation moratorium is a critical step to repairing the harm that has been waged against our immigrant communities and reimagining our...
By Madhuri Grewal
A deportation moratorium is a critical step to repairing the harm that has been waged against our immigrant communities and reimagining our...
By Madhuri Grewal
CBP’s Plan to Expand Face Surveillance at Airports is a Civil Liberties Disaster in the Making
The government must retract its dangerous proposal, and the Biden administration must put the brakes on this country’s slide into an...
By Ashley Gorski
The government must retract its dangerous proposal, and the Biden administration must put the brakes on this country’s slide into an...
By Ashley Gorski
President-Elect Biden’s Voting Rights To-Do List
Trump’s assault on our democracy reinforces the Biden administration’s obligation to do everything within its power to protect the right to vote.
By Sonia Gill
Trump’s assault on our democracy reinforces the Biden administration’s obligation to do everything within its power to protect the right to vote.
By Sonia Gill
