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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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America’s Pretrial System Is Broken. Here’s Our Vision to Fix It.
By Andrea Woods, Portia Allen-Kyle
By Andrea Woods, Portia Allen-Kyle
The Government’s System of Censoring Its Former Employees Is Unconstitutional
By Vera Eidelman, Ramya Krishnan
By Vera Eidelman, Ramya Krishnan
The South Dakota Legislature Has Invented a New Legal Term to Target Pipeline Protesters
By Andrew Malone, Vera Eidelman
By Andrew Malone, Vera Eidelman
Rights for All Will Put Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Front and Center in the 2020 Presidential Race
By Ronald Newman
By Ronald Newman
The Threat of Facial Recognition
Nicole Ozer, the Technology and Civil Liberties director for the ACLU of California, has been at the forefront of debates around privacy and technology for more than 15 years. She joins At Liberty to break down the current state of facial recognition technology and why it raises civil rights...
Nicole Ozer, the Technology and Civil Liberties director for the ACLU of California, has been at the forefront of debates around privacy and technology for more than 15 years. She joins At Liberty to break down the current state of facial recognition technology and why it raises civil rights...
How a Federal Judge Missed the Mark in Explaining Paul Manafort’s Sentence
By Andrea Woods
By Andrea Woods
A Mentally Ill Man in Solitary Cut Off a Body Part at the Broward County Jail
Remedies must be implemented now to prevent future tragedies
By Eric Balaban, Stephanie Wylie
Remedies must be implemented now to prevent future tragedies
By Eric Balaban, Stephanie Wylie
Conscientious Objectors
The ACLU was born out of World War I and the repression that resulted when the U.S. joined the fight.
By Sam Walker
The ACLU was born out of World War I and the repression that resulted when the U.S. joined the fight.
By Sam Walker
When Taking a Walk at Night Was an Act of Civil Disobedience
By Doug Brown
By Doug Brown
The Department of Homeland Security's Attack on Asylum Seekers at the Border Continues
By Cynthia Pompa, Shaw Drake
By Cynthia Pompa, Shaw Drake
