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Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention CentersPodcast
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.
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.
By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World CupPodcast
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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At the Polls, Episode 6: Your Voting Questions, Answered
We asked for your questions on voting in Election 2020 for the latest episode of At the Polls.
By ACLU
We asked for your questions on voting in Election 2020 for the latest episode of At the Polls.
By ACLU
The Supreme Court Case That Could Jeopardize LGBTQ Rights
The city of Philadelphia learned in March 2018 that two of the agencies it had hired to provide foster care services would not, based on religious objection, accept same-sex couples as foster parents. The city then told the agencies their contracts with the city were in jeopardy unless they...
The city of Philadelphia learned in March 2018 that two of the agencies it had hired to provide foster care services would not, based on religious objection, accept same-sex couples as foster parents. The city then told the agencies their contracts with the city were in jeopardy unless they...
When Black Mourners are Threatened with Official Violence
Police and federal agents were ordered to monitor George Floyd's burial and authorized to use "deadly force" if necessary. This racist, harmful...
By Carl Takei
Police and federal agents were ordered to monitor George Floyd's burial and authorized to use "deadly force" if necessary. This racist, harmful...
By Carl Takei
At the Polls: You Asked, We Answered
For the last few months, we've been gathering your voting questions. Hundreds of you have sent in voice messages, videos and emails with your most pressing concerns. These submissions have informed our At the Polls episodes, but we couldn't answer each question with its own episode. This week, we...
For the last few months, we've been gathering your voting questions. Hundreds of you have sent in voice messages, videos and emails with your most pressing concerns. These submissions have informed our At the Polls episodes, but we couldn't answer each question with its own episode. This week, we...
Eye on Civil Liberties: Where You Can Have an Impact in Elections Closer to Home
Local officials and ballot measures will address key issues like criminal justice reform, abortion access, immigrants’ rights, and racial justice.
By Ronald Newman
Local officials and ballot measures will address key issues like criminal justice reform, abortion access, immigrants’ rights, and racial justice.
By Ronald Newman
Photographer Josué Rivas on Indigenous Representation
Visual storyteller Josué Rivas joined At Liberty this week to help us imagine a better future where Indigenous people are honored every day.
By ACLU
Visual storyteller Josué Rivas joined At Liberty this week to help us imagine a better future where Indigenous people are honored every day.
By ACLU
Let Trans People Vote
Trans and non-binary voters need to know our rights and how to cast our vote this election.
By Arli Christian
Trans and non-binary voters need to know our rights and how to cast our vote this election.
By Arli Christian
Make an Informed Decision: Where the Presidential Candidates Land
See where local candidates land on civil liberties and civil rights.
By ACLU
See where local candidates land on civil liberties and civil rights.
By ACLU
ICE is Trying to Deport My Husband While I Treat COVID Patients
An ICU nurse needs your help to stop her husband from being deported by ICE.
By Urooj A
An ICU nurse needs your help to stop her husband from being deported by ICE.
By Urooj A
At the Polls, Episode 5: Why is Voting so Inaccessible to People with Disabilities?
Voters with disabilities are legally guaranteed equal access to the ballot, but for many, voting remains inaccessible.
By ACLU
Voters with disabilities are legally guaranteed equal access to the ballot, but for many, voting remains inaccessible.
By ACLU