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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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The Looming Unspoken Crisis: How a Pandemic Exacerbates the Unjust Exclusions Wrought by the Criminal System
How the COVID-19 pandemic's impact has the potential to wreak havoc on an often forgotten population.
By Amreeta Mathai, Twyla Carter, Dylan Hayre
How the COVID-19 pandemic's impact has the potential to wreak havoc on an often forgotten population.
By Amreeta Mathai, Twyla Carter, Dylan Hayre
Let Me Vote: My Voting Rights as a Blind Man are the Same as Everybody Else’s
There's still work to be done to make sure the right to vote applies to everyone, including people with disabilities.
By Jim Dickson
There's still work to be done to make sure the right to vote applies to everyone, including people with disabilities.
By Jim Dickson
McDonald’s is Hiding Policies That Perpetuate Systemic Racism Behind Woke-Washing
McDonald’s released a slew of Black Lives Matter support posts and digital ads on social media, but the company doesn’t have the policies in...
By Nicole Regalado
McDonald’s released a slew of Black Lives Matter support posts and digital ads on social media, but the company doesn’t have the policies in...
By Nicole Regalado
A Constitutional Crisis in Portland
We're taking the Trump administration to court to block the unconstitutional actions of federal agents in Portland, Oregon.
By Doug Brown
We're taking the Trump administration to court to block the unconstitutional actions of federal agents in Portland, Oregon.
By Doug Brown
Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship
Padma Lakshmi talks to At Liberty about her new show, "Taste the Nation."
By ACLU
Padma Lakshmi talks to At Liberty about her new show, "Taste the Nation."
By ACLU
While Trump Protects His Cronies, Governors can Use That Same Power to Protect the Most Vulnerable
While we decry President Trump’s flagrant exploitation of his clemency powers, we should demand that governors use those same powers to right the...
By Dylan Hayre
While we decry President Trump’s flagrant exploitation of his clemency powers, we should demand that governors use those same powers to right the...
By Dylan Hayre
Students, Colleges, and Universities Win Against the Trump Administration’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Attack
When we all fight back against the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies, we can win.
By Manar Waheed, Abed A. Ayoub
When we all fight back against the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies, we can win.
By Manar Waheed, Abed A. Ayoub
During a Global Pandemic and Period of Nationwide Protests for Racial Justice, Does the Biden-Sanders Platform Meet the Moment?
We'll keep fighting for the rights for all.
By Ronald Newman
We'll keep fighting for the rights for all.
By Ronald Newman
Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship
Recently, we've seen a reckoning in the culinary world around the whitewashing and co-opting of ethnic food. The industry has long been controlled by a certain few who have authored and then profited from the foods we eat and the stories we share. But the tide is turning. And our guest for this...
Recently, we've seen a reckoning in the culinary world around the whitewashing and co-opting of ethnic food. The industry has long been controlled by a certain few who have authored and then profited from the foods we eat and the stories we share. But the tide is turning. And our guest for this...
After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force
Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP...
By Madhuri Grewal
Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP...
By Madhuri Grewal
