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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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People Should Be Allowed to Sue Facebook If It Violates Law on Face Recognition Privacy
By Nathan Freed Wessler
By Nathan Freed Wessler
New Hampshire Police Arrested a Man for Being Mean to Them on the Internet
Robert Frese, a resident of Exeter, New Hampshire who has twice been arrested and charged with criminal defamation, most recently for criticizing...
By Brian Hauss
Robert Frese, a resident of Exeter, New Hampshire who has twice been arrested and charged with criminal defamation, most recently for criticizing...
By Brian Hauss
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe v. Wade After All?
By Louise Melling
By Louise Melling
We Need to Address Police Brutality in Alabama
By Dillon Nettles
By Dillon Nettles
The Problem With Using Face Recognition on Fans at a Taylor Swift Concert
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
The Right to Record Police Doesn’t Disappear When You Put Your Phone in Your Pocket
By Carol Rose
By Carol Rose
The Criminalization of Homelessness
As homelessness steadily rises in America, so too does the willingness of state and local governments to use criminal laws against their homeless residents. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court found that laws making it illegal to sleep in public violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition...
As homelessness steadily rises in America, so too does the willingness of state and local governments to use criminal laws against their homeless residents. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court found that laws making it illegal to sleep in public violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition...
Arkansas Is Attempting to Ban a Safe and Effective Abortion Method
By Andrew Beck
By Andrew Beck
Amazon’s Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front Door
By Jacob Snow
By Jacob Snow
The Use of Civil Asset Forfeiture in New Jersey Is Broken
By Liza Weisberg
By Liza Weisberg
