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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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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...
New Data Connect the Federal Executions and a COVID-19 Outbreak in Indiana
The government’s rush to resume federal executions for the first time in 17 years during a pandemic has caused senseless risk for incarcerated...
By Henderson Hill
The government’s rush to resume federal executions for the first time in 17 years during a pandemic has caused senseless risk for incarcerated...
By Henderson Hill
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Fight for Gender Equity was for All of Us
We at the ACLU will use each day to carry forward her legacy.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
We at the ACLU will use each day to carry forward her legacy.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
Nearly Three Million Voter Registration Applications Mailed to Low Income Voters
Medicaid, SNAP, and Low Income Energy Assistance (LIEAP) clients in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia have received voter...
By Ceridwen Cherry, Sarah Brannon
Medicaid, SNAP, and Low Income Energy Assistance (LIEAP) clients in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia have received voter...
By Ceridwen Cherry, Sarah Brannon
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
Ellis Cose's latest book examines the evolution of free speech throughout our country's history — including the ACLU's often controversial role...
By Ellis Cose
Ellis Cose's latest book examines the evolution of free speech throughout our country's history — including the ACLU's often controversial role...
By Ellis Cose
In Memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
Few individuals have had such a dramatic and lasting effect on a particular area of law as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
By Anthony D. Romero
Few individuals have had such a dramatic and lasting effect on a particular area of law as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
By Anthony D. Romero
