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Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions
Hundreds of people at an immigration facility in New Jersey protested spoiled food, medical neglect, and other inhumane conditions. They were joined by people detained in horrific conditions across the country.
By Haddy Gassama
Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane ConditionsPodcast
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.
Trump Administration Playbook Takes Tactics from Lavender Scare of the Cold War
A McCarthy-era effort to report LGBTQ people to the government, classify queerness as a mental disorder, and overall push queer people from public life is taking similar shape today.
By Hanna Stolzer
Trump Administration Playbook Takes Tactics from Lavender Scare of the Cold War
‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter With Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In Voting
One voter with cerebral palsy shares how Trump’s executive order against mail-in ballots limits voting accessibility and keeps voters with disabilities out of the election process.
By Nick Papadopoulos
‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter With Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In Voting
Congress Must Preserve Military Women’s Ability to Serve in Ground Combat Roles
After a decade of progress, the Trump administration wants to turn back the clock for women serving in ground combat roles. Congress must act.
By Vania Leveille
Congress Must Preserve Military Women’s Ability to Serve in Ground Combat RolesPodcast
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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Donald Trump Will Return to the White House This Month. The ACLU is Ready.
Starting in 2016, the ACLU filed more than 400 legal actions against Trump and his administration. As Trump returns to the White House, we’re...
By ACLU
Starting in 2016, the ACLU filed more than 400 legal actions against Trump and his administration. As Trump returns to the White House, we’re...
By ACLU
We've Seen 105 Years and 19 Presidents. Trump's Gotta Get Past All of Us.
During the first Donald Trump administration, the ACLU fought his unlawful policies more than 400 times. We’re even more prepared now.
By Anthony D. Romero
During the first Donald Trump administration, the ACLU fought his unlawful policies more than 400 times. We’re even more prepared now.
By Anthony D. Romero
Why Counting the Vote Can, and Should, Take Time
On Election Night, standard procedure and state-based policies mean elections officials may still be counting ballots after Election Day. This is...
By ACLU
On Election Night, standard procedure and state-based policies mean elections officials may still be counting ballots after Election Day. This is...
By ACLU
There’s Always Room For Joy: Padma Lakshmi, Punkie Johnson and W. Kamau Bell
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America or from his Substack Who’s With Me, or from...
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America or from his Substack Who’s With Me, or from...
This Election Day, States Lead the Fight for Reproductive Freedom
We spoke to ACLU affiliates in Arizona and Missouri about how their state’s ballot measures can restore full abortion access in a moment when...
By Lisa Francois
We spoke to ACLU affiliates in Arizona and Missouri about how their state’s ballot measures can restore full abortion access in a moment when...
By Lisa Francois
We're Fighting For Our Freedoms -- No Matter Who is President
How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.
By Naureen Shah, Nahal Zamani
How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.
By Naureen Shah, Nahal Zamani
Tom Morello: Riffs and Resistance
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, or from his Substack Who’s With Me, or...
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, or from his Substack Who’s With Me, or...
How Trump is Using the Alien Enemies Act to Deport Millions
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens. Now Trump is attempting to abuse that authority to...
By Naureen Shah
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens. Now Trump is attempting to abuse that authority to...
By Naureen Shah
DHS Focus on "Soft Targets" Risks Out-of-Control Surveillance
AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.
By Jay Stanley
AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.
By Jay Stanley
Three Ways the ACLU is Protecting Our Right Vote
Less than two weeks before Election Day, the ACLU is in the courts and in communities fighting for increased access to the ballot for all eligible...
By Ella Wiley
Less than two weeks before Election Day, the ACLU is in the courts and in communities fighting for increased access to the ballot for all eligible...
By Ella Wiley
