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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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In Pompeo’s New Hierarchy of Rights, Religion and Property, Not Humans, Are at the Top
Pompeo’s ideologically motivated initiative aims to quash equal protection of human rights and dignity, and we must reject it.
By Jamil Dakwar
Pompeo’s ideologically motivated initiative aims to quash equal protection of human rights and dignity, and we must reject it.
By Jamil Dakwar
ACLU Seeks Information on Government’s Aerial Surveillance of Protesters
The government is using a deeply invasive, coordinated aerial surveillance campaign to monitor Black Lives Matter protests, gather information, and...
By Jay Stanley, Nicola Morrow
The government is using a deeply invasive, coordinated aerial surveillance campaign to monitor Black Lives Matter protests, gather information, and...
By Jay Stanley, Nicola Morrow
Undocumented Youth Won on DACA, but Trump’s a Sore Loser. So What’s Next?
Our fight for permanent protections for Dreamers and a humane immigration system continues.
By Andrea Flores
Our fight for permanent protections for Dreamers and a humane immigration system continues.
By Andrea Flores
Police Divestment Efforts Must Include Universities
Young people on campuses around the country are calling for an end to private university policing.
By Sanjali De Silva
Young people on campuses around the country are calling for an end to private university policing.
By Sanjali De Silva
Prosecutors Disappoint During the Pandemic — 3rd Edition
The third post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks at...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
The third post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks at...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When...
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When...
Prosecutors Disappoint During Pandemic — 2nd Edition
The second post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
The second post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog looks...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
Communities Deserve Better Than Bayonets and Grenade Launchers: The Defense 1033 Program Must End Now
The 1033 program is the vehicle that enables militarized responses against protestors, at the Southern border, and to advance the failed drug war.
By Kanya Bennett
The 1033 program is the vehicle that enables militarized responses against protestors, at the Southern border, and to advance the failed drug war.
By Kanya Bennett
Prosecutors Disappoint During the Pandemic
The first post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC, LA,...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
The first post in our series analyzing the response from prosecutors to decarcerate and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC, LA,...
By Nicole Zayas Fortier, Weronika Bzura
How I Finally Met John Lewis
John Lewis will continue to be a force in all of our lives, and his legacy is a reminder that the arc of justice does not bend easily — and...
By Susan N. Herman
John Lewis will continue to be a force in all of our lives, and his legacy is a reminder that the arc of justice does not bend easily — and...
By Susan N. Herman
