News & Commentary

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...

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

See all episodes

Conversation Guide

A group of people have an animated conversation over a dinner table.

Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.

Conversation Guide

An individual holding a sign that says "Protect People, Not Power" outside of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of arguments in the Voting Rights case Callais v. Landry.

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

Collage on a blue background showing prescription pills, a hospital bed, a doctor holding a patient’s hand, and barred windows, illustrating medical care and health conditions inside immigration detention or correctional facilities.

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

A demonstrator holding a megaphone with an ACLU sticker.

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 Photos

Podcast

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

See all episodes

Conversation Guide

Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.

Conversation Guide

Latest stories

May 03, 2019

The Racist Roots of Denying Incarcerated People Their Right to Vote

By Jeffery Robinson

The Racist Roots of Denying Incarcerated People Their Right to Vote

May 02, 2019

Attorney General Barr Says ICE Has Power to Lock Up Asylum Seekers Without Hearings

By Michael Tan

Attorney General Barr Says ICE Has Power to Lock Up Asylum Seekers Without Hearings

May 02, 2019

Abuse and Accountability at the Border

Mitra Ebadolahi, staff attorney with the ACLU’s Border Litigation Project, joins At Liberty to debunk misconceptions about the border and discuss the fight to hold CBP accountable. For more information visit: www.holdcbpaccountable.org.

Abuse and Accountability at the Border

May 01, 2019

Finding Common Ground on Repealing the Death Penalty

By Hannah Cox

Restraints on an execution chamber table

Finding Common Ground on Repealing the Death Penalty

Apr 30, 2019

There’s a Battle Brewing at Google Over Employee Speech. The Outcome Affects Us All.

By Kade Crockford

Workers protest against Google's handling of sexual misconduct allegations

There’s a Battle Brewing at Google Over Employee Speech. The Outcome Affects Us All.

Apr 30, 2019

We Got U.S. Border Officials to Testify Under Oath. Here’s What We Found Out.

By Hugh Handeyside, Nathan Freed Wessler, Esha Bhandari

CBP Officer processes a passenger into the United States at an airport

We Got U.S. Border Officials to Testify Under Oath. Here’s What We Found Out.

Apr 26, 2019

Social Media Blackouts Are an Authoritarian Power Move

By Jay Stanley

Social Media Blackouts Are an Authoritarian Power Move

Apr 25, 2019

Discrimination in the Digital Age

A few weeks ago, the ACLU and other civil rights organizations announced a landmark settlement with Facebook to prevent advertisers from using ad-targeting filters based on race, gender, and age on job, housing, and credit ads. But Facebook ads are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to...

Discrimination in the Digital Age

Apr 24, 2019

An Indictment in All But Name

By David Cole