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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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Crystal Mason Thought She Had the Right to Vote. Texas Sentenced Her to Five Years in Prison for Trying.
The case of a Texas mother is a window into how the myth of voter fraud is being weaponized to suppress the vote
By Amrit Cheng
The case of a Texas mother is a window into how the myth of voter fraud is being weaponized to suppress the vote
By Amrit Cheng
Crystal Eastman, the ACLU’s Underappreciated Founding Mother
A preeminent organizer of her day, Eastman was a fierce champion of most of the major movements for social change in the early 20th century.
By Susan N. Herman
A preeminent organizer of her day, Eastman was a fierce champion of most of the major movements for social change in the early 20th century.
By Susan N. Herman
Pompeo’s New 'Human Rights' Commission is Up To No Good
By Jamil Dakwar, Sonia Gill
By Jamil Dakwar, Sonia Gill
We Can Cut Mass Incarceration by 50 Percent
By Taylor Pendergrass
By Taylor Pendergrass
How to Stop Your City From Spying on You
Surveillance technology is slowly encroaching on every part of our lives. With regulation at the federal level slow to materialize, local governments are taking action. Two American cities — San Francisco, Calif. and Somerville, Mass. — recently passed local laws to ban the use of facial...
Surveillance technology is slowly encroaching on every part of our lives. With regulation at the federal level slow to materialize, local governments are taking action. Two American cities — San Francisco, Calif. and Somerville, Mass. — recently passed local laws to ban the use of facial...
CBP Can’t Detain Domestic Flight Passengers for Refusing Suspicionless ID Checks
By Hugh Handeyside, Anna Diakun
By Hugh Handeyside, Anna Diakun
#ProtectBlackDissent: Campaign to End Surveillance of Black Activists
Law enforcement in the United States have a long history of improperly surveilling and targeting Black leaders and activists who dare to call for...
By ACLU
Law enforcement in the United States have a long history of improperly surveilling and targeting Black leaders and activists who dare to call for...
By ACLU
The Trump Administration’s Proposed “Mixed Status” Housing Rule Is Another Form of Family Separation
By Mollie Cueva-Dabkoski, Linda Morris
By Mollie Cueva-Dabkoski, Linda Morris
When the State Kills Those Who Didn’t Kill
27 states allow executions of people who took part in a felony that led to a death, even if they didn’t kill anyone. Charles Burton is one of...
By Ashoka Mukpo
27 states allow executions of people who took part in a felony that led to a death, even if they didn’t kill anyone. Charles Burton is one of...
By Ashoka Mukpo
The Case for D.C. Statehood
Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.
Hundreds of thousands of Washington, D.C. residents currently lack full political representation. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents them in the House of Representatives, is currently leading an initiative to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.