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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...
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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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Top 5 Reasons Why the House Should Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
By Vania Leveille, Lenora M. Lapidus
By Vania Leveille, Lenora M. Lapidus
Pennsylvania Is Jailing Mentally Ill People Who Belong in Treatment
By Witold Walczak
By Witold Walczak
In Boston, People Are Charged With Crimes That Waste Taxpayers’ Money and Prosecutors’ Time
By Rahsaan Hall
By Rahsaan Hall
Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students
By Angela Mann
By Angela Mann
A Poet Gives a 360 Degree View of the Criminal Justice System
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a published poet, memoirist, and legal scholar who's currently pursuing a Ph.D. in law at Yale. His legal work, like his poetry, is informed by the years he spent in prison as a teen. This week he sits down with At Liberty to discuss his journey to the legal...
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a published poet, memoirist, and legal scholar who's currently pursuing a Ph.D. in law at Yale. His legal work, like his poetry, is informed by the years he spent in prison as a teen. This week he sits down with At Liberty to discuss his journey to the legal...
Catholic Bishops Stopped My Surgery Because I’m Transgender
By Oliver Knight
By Oliver Knight
The FBI Won’t Hand Over Its Surveillance Records on ‘Black Identity Extremists,’ so We’re Suing
By Nusrat Choudhury, Malkia Cyril
By Nusrat Choudhury, Malkia Cyril
The Government Is Hiding Its Plans for Anti-Pipeline Protests
By Emerson Sykes
By Emerson Sykes
Lawmakers in Colorado Should Abolish the Death Penalty
By Helen Griffiths
By Helen Griffiths
Border Patrol and ICE Routinely Violate Immigrants’ Religious Rights
By Aleksandr Sverdlik
By Aleksandr Sverdlik
