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What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
In "Let the Record Show," the ACLU's newest podcast, we discuss how office politics gave courts the power to decide if political decisions are constitutional. It's led to an array of landmark decisions that continue to protect our civil liberties today.
By Vanessa Mbonu, Hibah Ansari
What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power TodayPodcast
The Case That Gave the Modern Supreme Court Its Power
Did you know that today’s justice system in the United States originated from a hiring dispute? This week, Matt and Shereen are taking us back to the early 1800s to explore the origins of...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.
ACLU breaks down findings from our latest report on how mass deportations are breaking our democracy.
By Naureen Shah
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
The ACLU could have its busiest Supreme Court term ever, with potential cases on immigration, voting rights, and religious freedom in schools.
By Cecillia Wang
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.
The ACLU argued in court that Trump administration officials broke the law by defying a judge’s order and sending 100 Venezuelan men to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador without due process.
By Hibah Ansari, Shereen Marisol Meraji
Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.Podcast
The Case That Gave the Modern Supreme Court Its Power
Did you know that today’s justice system in the United States originated from a hiring dispute? This week, Matt and Shereen are taking us back to the early 1800s to explore the origins of...
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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By Bonsitu A Kitaba-Gaviglio, Monica Andrade
The ACLU Mourns Janet Benshoof
By Anthony D. Romero
By Anthony D. Romero
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By Cecillia Wang
By Cecillia Wang
Proselytizing Public School Official: ‘I’ll Stop When Someone Makes Me Stop’
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
Watchdog Agency Issues Report on ICE Abuse as Agency Seeks to Acquire New Detention Centers
By Victoria López
By Victoria López
A Backroom Deal Threatens to Weaken Real Police Reform in New York City
On Tuesday, the New York City Council will vote on two police accountability bills.
By Michael Sisitzky
On Tuesday, the New York City Council will vote on two police accountability bills.
By Michael Sisitzky
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By Chase Strangio
By Chase Strangio
