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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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Anthony Romero on Leading in a Time of Crisis
Our executive director has been with the ACLU for almost 20 years. He joined the podcast to discuss how he's leading the organization through the...
By ACLU
Our executive director has been with the ACLU for almost 20 years. He joined the podcast to discuss how he's leading the organization through the...
By ACLU
Maine’s ISP Privacy Law Does Not Violate the First Amendment, Much as ISPs Would Like for It To
Maine’s law gives us the power to say yes or no to the collection and use of our private information. It's time other states follow suit.
By Arianna Demas
Maine’s law gives us the power to say yes or no to the collection and use of our private information. It's time other states follow suit.
By Arianna Demas
Recidivism Will Only Decrease if Successful Reentry is Embraced as an Antidote for Mass Incarceration
I thought serving my time in prison was my punishment. A lack of pathways to successful reentry meant I faced a life sentence long after leaving...
By Lewis Conway
I thought serving my time in prison was my punishment. A lack of pathways to successful reentry meant I faced a life sentence long after leaving...
By Lewis Conway
We’re Taking Clearview AI to Court to End its Privacy-Destroying Face Surveillance Activities
The company’s surveillance activities are a threat to privacy, safety, and security.
By Nathan Freed Wessler
The company’s surveillance activities are a threat to privacy, safety, and security.
By Nathan Freed Wessler
Anthony Romero on Leading in Times of Crisis
Anthony Romero has been the Executive Director of the ACLU for nearly 20 years. He’s seen the organization through periods of massive growth and numerous national crises. Romero started the job just seven days before September 11, 2001. The subsequent so-called War on Terror presented new and...
Anthony Romero has been the Executive Director of the ACLU for nearly 20 years. He’s seen the organization through periods of massive growth and numerous national crises. Romero started the job just seven days before September 11, 2001. The subsequent so-called War on Terror presented new and...
The FDA is Making Needless COVID-19 Risks a Condition of Abortion and Miscarriage Care. We’re Suing.
Against a nationwide medical consensus, the FDA is forcing patients to endure life-threatening risks to access medication to end an early pregnancy...
By Julia Kaye
Against a nationwide medical consensus, the FDA is forcing patients to endure life-threatening risks to access medication to end an early pregnancy...
By Julia Kaye
ICE Records Confirm that Immigration Enforcement Agencies are Using Invasive Cell Phone Surveillance Devices
Over a thousand pages of records begin to explain how ICE and CBP are using cell-site simulators. We’re suing to find out more.
By Alexia Ramirez
Over a thousand pages of records begin to explain how ICE and CBP are using cell-site simulators. We’re suing to find out more.
By Alexia Ramirez
Reparations – Has the Time Finally Come?
I have been in the reparations movement for nearly 50 years, and I’ve never been more optimistic about its chances for success.
By Nkechi Taifa
I have been in the reparations movement for nearly 50 years, and I’ve never been more optimistic about its chances for success.
By Nkechi Taifa
For Betty Riddle, Amendment 4 Win Makes Her A Part of Society, Not Apart
Betty was one of 1.4 million Floridians re-enfranchised by Amendment 4. This is her story on the fight to restore her rights.
By Leila Rafei
Betty was one of 1.4 million Floridians re-enfranchised by Amendment 4. This is her story on the fight to restore her rights.
By Leila Rafei
ICE’s Lack of Transparency About COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives
ICE has been demonstrably dishonest with the courts and public about matters related to COVID-19 — so we're filing a FOIA request to uncover more...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
ICE has been demonstrably dishonest with the courts and public about matters related to COVID-19 — so we're filing a FOIA request to uncover more...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
