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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 Last Clinics Standing
These six states show how the Supreme Court could end abortion access without overruling Roe v. Wade
By Jessica Arons
These six states show how the Supreme Court could end abortion access without overruling Roe v. Wade
By Jessica Arons
Trump Administration Seeks to Stifle Protests Near White House and on National Mall
This act would only serve to impede on the constitutional right to free speech, the bedrock for many historic movements in this country.
By Arthur Spitzer
This act would only serve to impede on the constitutional right to free speech, the bedrock for many historic movements in this country.
By Arthur Spitzer
President Trump, Stop and Frisk Is Both Unconstitutional and Ineffective
The Government Is Blacklisting People Based on Predictions of Future Crimes
By Hina Shamsi
By Hina Shamsi
Don’t Be Fooled by the Tech Industry’s Push for Federal Privacy Legislation
November Could be Consequential for Transgender and Nonbinary People Like Me
This election, the rights and freedoms of transgender and nonbinary people are on the ballot in Massachusetts. We must vote to protect them.
By Reg Calcagno
This election, the rights and freedoms of transgender and nonbinary people are on the ballot in Massachusetts. We must vote to protect them.
By Reg Calcagno
San Francisco Is a Hotbed of Illegal Race-Based Policing
Why the ACLU Opposes Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to the Supreme Court
Jeff Sessions Is Fighting Tennessee’s Effort to Make Prosecution More Fair
Mom Fears Her Autistic Son Is Being Abused at School. District Does Nothing.
By Abre' Conner
By Abre' Conner
