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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...
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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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Social Networking Powerhouse Facebook Steps Forward to Bar Discriminatory Advertising on Its Site
By Rachel Goodman
By Rachel Goodman
ACLU and Other Groups Ask for Emergency Hearing on the Muslim Ban from International Human Rights Body
By Joshua Manson
By Joshua Manson
This Supreme Court Case Could Affect Trans Lives for Generations
By Chase Strangio
By Chase Strangio
New Documents Show This TSA Program Blamed for Profiling Is Unscientific and Unreliable — But Still It Continues
By Hugh Handeyside
By Hugh Handeyside
Donald Trump’s Pick for the EPA Is Stonewalling on Releasing Records Linking Him to the Fossil Fuel Industry, So We’re Suing for His Compliance
By Allie Shinn
By Allie Shinn
ACLU Announces Expansion Plan to Fight Trump Policies
By Anthony D. Romero
By Anthony D. Romero
Flying Home From Abroad, a Border Agent Stopped and Questioned Me … About My Work for the ACLU
By Hina Shamsi
By Hina Shamsi
Court Leaders Nationwide Send Message to Debtors’ Prisons: Courts Are Not ATMs.
By Nusrat Choudhury
By Nusrat Choudhury
Racial Disparities in Student Arrests Is An Epidemic Affecting Children Nationwide
Approaching the education of children through law and order policies is wrong.
By Sarah Hinger
Approaching the education of children through law and order policies is wrong.
By Sarah Hinger
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has a Troubling History When Ruling on Disability Rights Cases
By Claudia Center
By Claudia Center
