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‘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 VotingPodcast
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.
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 Roles
ACLU Calls on Congress to to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
ACLU and partners urged members of Congress during Community Safety Week to pass legislation that allows people to sue federal law enforcement when they violate their rights.
By Nicole Ndumele, Nina Patel
ACLU Calls on Congress to to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk
Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major civil rights organization, is the Trump administration's latest effort to punish groups it doesn't like.
By Mike Zamore
Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at RiskPodcast
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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The FBI Has Access to Over 640 Million Photos of Us Through Its Facial Recognition Database
By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani
Air Force Approves Historic Religious Accommodation for Active Sikh Airman
By Aleksandr Sverdlik
By Aleksandr Sverdlik
Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System
On this week’s episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his book, "Chokehold: Policing Black Men"; how the criminal legal system has Black men in its grip; and why it's so hard to change the system from within.
On this week’s episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his book, "Chokehold: Policing Black Men"; how the criminal legal system has Black men in its grip; and why it's so hard to change the system from within.
Harvard Was Wrong to Dismiss Its Dean for Representing Harvey Weinstein
By David Cole, Carol Rose
By David Cole, Carol Rose
How the 1994 Crime Bill Fed the Mass Incarceration Crisis
By Udi Ofer
By Udi Ofer
Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory Housing Policy in Chesterfield County, Virginia
By Jennifer Safstrom, Rachel Goodman, ACLU Analytics
By Jennifer Safstrom, Rachel Goodman, ACLU Analytics
New Hampshire Repealed the Death Penalty
By Jeanne Hruska
By Jeanne Hruska
The Hypocrisy of William Barr's Spying Claims
By Ashley Gorski
By Ashley Gorski
Who Controls Our Genes? Congress Is Deciding Right Now and It Could Harm Our Health.
By Sandra Park, Kate Ruane
By Sandra Park, Kate Ruane
Abortion Rights for All Means Your Access to Abortion Shouldn’t Depend on Where You Live or How Much You Make
By Georgeanne M. Usova
By Georgeanne M. Usova
