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Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?
The Supreme Court recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory voting maps. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting and voting rights in light of this decision.
By ACLU
Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?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...
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.
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable.
By Elisa Epstein, Quinn Phillips
Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
The Supreme Court just struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.
By Haddy Gassama
Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record DeathsPodcast
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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Adam McKay on Dick Cheney's Legacy
In his new Oscar-nominated film "Vice," Adam McKay (Saturday Night Live, "The Big Short") tells the story of Dick Cheney's journey from college dropout to becoming the most powerful — and probably the most controversial — vice president in American history. McKay joins At Liberty to...
In his new Oscar-nominated film "Vice," Adam McKay (Saturday Night Live, "The Big Short") tells the story of Dick Cheney's journey from college dropout to becoming the most powerful — and probably the most controversial — vice president in American history. McKay joins At Liberty to...
Smith College Overhauls Policing Practices After Black Student Racially Profiled
By Carl Takei
By Carl Takei
Trump Says 58,000 Texans Voted Illegally. Here's What Actually Happened.
By Andre Segura
By Andre Segura
The One Wall Trump Doesn’t Like
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
In Congress, a Threat to Americans’ First Amendment Right to Boycott
By Brian Hauss, Kate Ruane
By Brian Hauss, Kate Ruane
The Legal System Has Failed Black Girls, Women, and Non-Binary Survivors of Violence
Black women, girls, and non-binary people are seldom seen as victims.
By maya finoh, jasmine Sankofa
Black women, girls, and non-binary people are seldom seen as victims.
By maya finoh, jasmine Sankofa
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Are at Odds on the Dangers of Face Recognition. One of Them Is on the Right Path.
By Nicole Ozer
By Nicole Ozer
Trump Administration Puts Religious Beliefs Over the Best Interests of Children
By Leslie Cooper, Ian S. Thompson
By Leslie Cooper, Ian S. Thompson
Alabama Is Going to Kill Rocky Myers. He Might Be An Innocent Man.
The case of a prisoner with an intellectual disability on death row is a window into the many flaws in the death penalty in America.
By Ashoka Mukpo
The case of a prisoner with an intellectual disability on death row is a window into the many flaws in the death penalty in America.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Data Reveals Driving as a Person of Color in Illinois Leads to More Unjustified Searches
By Rachel Murphy
By Rachel Murphy
