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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
Where Everybody Knows Your Rights
This week, we’re showing thanks to everyone who's stepping up for our collective civil liberties, with a People Power potluck! And we’ve got a seat at the table for you. Our guest of honor is...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport.
By Haddy Gassama
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship, but the fight is heading to the Supreme Court.
By Cody Wofsy
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your Rights
Equally important, but less revered than voting; jury service is a powerful tool for holding the government accountable. ACLU experts answer your questions about jury service.
By ACLU
Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your RightsPodcast
Where Everybody Knows Your Rights
This week, we’re showing thanks to everyone who's stepping up for our collective civil liberties, with a People Power potluck! And we’ve got a seat at the table for you. Our guest of honor is...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: A Cautionary Tale About Bail “Reform” in Georgia
In Georgia, the disconnect between the law and practice in the context of bail reform is laid bare by a new study.
By Andrea Woods
In Georgia, the disconnect between the law and practice in the context of bail reform is laid bare by a new study.
By Andrea Woods
Facebook's Discrimination Against the LGBT Community
The company rejected an ad of a same-sex couple, but took no issue with a similar ad of a heterosexual couple.
By ACLU, Sera Golding-Young
The company rejected an ad of a same-sex couple, but took no issue with a similar ad of a heterosexual couple.
By ACLU, Sera Golding-Young
Chase Strangio on the New Frontier of Attacks on Trans Youth
September is in full swing, and millions of students across the US are returning to school, though for many, this year looks like none other. As school districts across the country grapple with how to resume classes during a pandemic, many districts and their trans students are facing additional...
September is in full swing, and millions of students across the US are returning to school, though for many, this year looks like none other. As school districts across the country grapple with how to resume classes during a pandemic, many districts and their trans students are facing additional...
When will DeSantis listen to his own voters on ex-felons' voting rights?
At a time of bitter, partisan division, a supermajority of ordinary Democrats and Republicans joined forces to pass the most significant expansion...
By Duncan Hosie
At a time of bitter, partisan division, a supermajority of ordinary Democrats and Republicans joined forces to pass the most significant expansion...
By Duncan Hosie
For Justice Ginsburg, Abortion Was About Equality
With Justice Ginsburg’s death, the fight to protect reproductive freedom is more urgent than ever, as is the need not to settle for what we have...
By Louise Melling
With Justice Ginsburg’s death, the fight to protect reproductive freedom is more urgent than ever, as is the need not to settle for what we have...
By Louise Melling
Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System
Immigrants are routinely abused, silenced, traumatized, and even killed by the U.S. immigration detention system. It has to stop.
By Brigitte Amiri
Immigrants are routinely abused, silenced, traumatized, and even killed by the U.S. immigration detention system. It has to stop.
By Brigitte Amiri
At the Polls, Episode 2: How Might Changes to the Postal Service Impact the Election?
In this week’s episode of At the Polls, we answer voters’ questions about absentee voting and the role of USPS.
By ACLU
In this week’s episode of At the Polls, we answer voters’ questions about absentee voting and the role of USPS.
By ACLU
A Conversation with Chase Strangio, One of the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020
The fight for trans rights continues into 2021, with trans student athletes at the helm.
By ACLU
The fight for trans rights continues into 2021, with trans student athletes at the helm.
By ACLU
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933–2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as the first director of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, persuaded the Supreme Court that women and men, long treated...
By David Cole
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as the first director of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, persuaded the Supreme Court that women and men, long treated...
By David Cole
At the Polls: Will the Fate of the USPS Affect Voter Access?
It’s no secret that the postal service has been under attack. Earlier this year, President Trump appointed one of his supporters to serve as Postmaster General. Then, just a few months from the election, that appointee, Louis DeJoy, ordered changes to how the postal service operates. Here’s...
It’s no secret that the postal service has been under attack. Earlier this year, President Trump appointed one of his supporters to serve as Postmaster General. Then, just a few months from the election, that appointee, Louis DeJoy, ordered changes to how the postal service operates. Here’s...