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Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.
By ACLU
Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment.
By Hibah Ansari
Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in Photos
From nationwide rallies to crucial Supreme Court cases, revisit the photos that encapsulate our eventful year.
By Johanna Silver
Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in PhotosPodcast
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...
Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
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Kobach’s Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Law Heads to Trial
By Amrit Cheng
By Amrit Cheng
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By Ari Ne'eman
By Ari Ne'eman
Time Has Come to Save Mentally Ill Inmates From Solitary Confinement
By Eric Balaban
By Eric Balaban
Jeff Sessions' Culture War
By Somil Trivedi
By Somil Trivedi
Homeland Security Unlawfully Ended DACA Protections for Some Dreamers
By Katrina Eiland
By Katrina Eiland
Students’ Rights: Speech, Walkouts, and Other Protests
If you’re a public school student, you don’t check your constitutional rights at the schoolhouse doors. But whether schools can punish you for...
By ACLU
If you’re a public school student, you don’t check your constitutional rights at the schoolhouse doors. But whether schools can punish you for...
By ACLU
A Supreme Court Rebuke to the Trump Administration on DACA
By Michael Tan
By Michael Tan
A Big Victory for LGBT People, and a Big Loss for the Trump Administration
By Ria Tabacco Mar
By Ria Tabacco Mar
A Mother and Child Fled the Congo, Only to Be Cruelly Separated by the US Government
By Jenny Samuels
By Jenny Samuels
New Data Reveals Milwaukee Police Stops Are About Race and Ethnicity
By Nusrat Choudhury
By Nusrat Choudhury
