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Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions
Hundreds of people at an immigration facility in New Jersey protested spoiled food, medical neglect, and other inhumane conditions. They were joined by people detained in horrific conditions across the country.
By Haddy Gassama
Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane ConditionsPodcast
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...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
Trump Administration Playbook Takes Tactics from Lavender Scare of the Cold War
A McCarthy-era effort to report LGBTQ people to the government, classify queerness as a mental disorder, and overall push queer people from public life is taking similar shape today.
By Hanna Stolzer
Trump Administration Playbook Takes Tactics from Lavender Scare of the Cold War
‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter With Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In Voting
One voter with cerebral palsy shares how Trump’s executive order against mail-in ballots limits voting accessibility and keeps voters with disabilities out of the election process.
By Nick Papadopoulos
‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter With Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In Voting
Congress Must Preserve Military Women’s Ability to Serve in Ground Combat Roles
After a decade of progress, the Trump administration wants to turn back the clock for women serving in ground combat roles. Congress must act.
By Vania Leveille
Congress Must Preserve Military Women’s Ability to Serve in Ground Combat RolesPodcast
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...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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Arkansas Legislators’ Attack on Abortion is Unconstitutional
As constitutional law scholars, we could not sit by as the state threatens fundamental freedoms.
By Michele Goodwin, David S. Cohen
As constitutional law scholars, we could not sit by as the state threatens fundamental freedoms.
By Michele Goodwin, David S. Cohen
Lawmakers Playing Politics with Trans Kids’ Lives at the Start of the Decade
Legislation includes bills criminalizing gender transition, forced gender testing of student athletes, and other attacks on trans youth.
By Chase Strangio
Legislation includes bills criminalizing gender transition, forced gender testing of student athletes, and other attacks on trans youth.
By Chase Strangio
The Offensive Hypocrisy of Banning Abortion for a Down Syndrome Diagnosis
Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term against their will does nothing to tackle underlying and systemic ableism and discrimination against...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Susan Mizner
Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term against their will does nothing to tackle underlying and systemic ableism and discrimination against...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Susan Mizner
The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It’s Time to Suck the Venom Out.
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
By Somil Trivedi
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
By Somil Trivedi
Clearing the Record: How Eviction Sealing Laws Can Advance Housing Access for Women of Color
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Sandra Park, Linda Morris, ACLU Analytics
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Sandra Park, Linda Morris, ACLU Analytics
Pregnant Workers Are Still Fighting for the Right to Work
It’s time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
It’s time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women’s Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
“Clemency:” Exposing the Machinery of Death
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too — No Matter What's Happening Abroad
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
