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Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Matthew Beat give a glimpse into the ACLU’s new podcast covering some of the most influential court cases in history.
By Hibah Ansari
Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'Podcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
Due to recent cuts to reporting requirements of deaths occurring after release, the complete number of deaths in and outside of detention could be even higher.
By Sofia Gonzalez
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ACLU and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the ACLU has teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.
By Hibah Ansari
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil LibertiesPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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America, It Is Time to Talk About Reparations
If reparations are the right path for America, how do we get there? Join the ACLU for a tough but necessary conversation about racial justice.
By Jeffery Robinson
If reparations are the right path for America, how do we get there? Join the ACLU for a tough but necessary conversation about racial justice.
By Jeffery Robinson
This Family Just Reminded CBP We Don’t Lose Our Rights at the Border
A new settlement reminds CBP that we have rights at the border, and this the agency can be held accountable for violating those rights.
A new settlement reminds CBP that we have rights at the border, and this the agency can be held accountable for violating those rights.
A Lesson From COVID-19: A History of Racism and Disease in Hawai‘i
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month can serve as a time for everyone — not just those of API descent — to reflect on how racism...
By Kathleen Wong
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month can serve as a time for everyone — not just those of API descent — to reflect on how racism...
By Kathleen Wong
The Absurd Attacks on the ACLU
The National Review and others grossly mischaracterized our lawsuit against Betsy DeVos.
The National Review and others grossly mischaracterized our lawsuit against Betsy DeVos.
Abortion Rights are on the Line in New Mexico’s Primary
No one should fear being charged with a crime for seeking healthcare.
By Ellie Rushforth, Jessica Arons
No one should fear being charged with a crime for seeking healthcare.
By Ellie Rushforth, Jessica Arons
100 episodes, Two Years, and One Pandemic Later
Over the last two years, we've talked with civil rights leaders, organizers, journalists, artists, ACLU lawyers and people whose lives have been affected by the civil rights and liberties issues of our day. We've covered family separation at the border, talked to founders of the Me Too and Black...
Over the last two years, we've talked with civil rights leaders, organizers, journalists, artists, ACLU lawyers and people whose lives have been affected by the civil rights and liberties issues of our day. We've covered family separation at the border, talked to founders of the Me Too and Black...
We’re Suing to Protect Press Freedom During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Especially in times of emergency, the First Amendment rights to free speech and a free press must be zealously defended against government meddling.
By Brian Hauss
Especially in times of emergency, the First Amendment rights to free speech and a free press must be zealously defended against government meddling.
By Brian Hauss
How to Co-opt a Pandemic to Ban Asylum
The Trump administration is exploiting a public health crisis to achieve its long-held goal of ending asylum at the border
By Shaw Drake
The Trump administration is exploiting a public health crisis to achieve its long-held goal of ending asylum at the border
By Shaw Drake
Celebrating 100 Episodes of “At Liberty”
Join us as we ring in the 100 episode of our podcast by revisiting some of our favorite highlights.
By ACLU
Join us as we ring in the 100 episode of our podcast by revisiting some of our favorite highlights.
By ACLU
Technology and Liberties in the Fight Against Coronavirus
We need to continue to think creatively about how new technology can help us fight this disease, but we also need to remain skeptical before we...
By Jay Stanley
We need to continue to think creatively about how new technology can help us fight this disease, but we also need to remain skeptical before we...
By Jay Stanley
