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Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Matthew Beat give a glimpse into the ACLU’s new podcast covering some of the most influential court cases in history.
By Hibah Ansari
Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'Podcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
Due to recent cuts to reporting requirements of deaths occurring after release, the complete number of deaths in and outside of detention could be even higher.
By Sofia Gonzalez
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ACLU and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the ACLU has teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.
By Hibah Ansari
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil LibertiesPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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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
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 Stephanie Wylie
Remedies must be implemented now to prevent future tragedies
By 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
Top 5 Reasons Why the House Should Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
By Vania Leveille
By Vania Leveille
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
Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students
By Angela Mann
By Angela Mann
