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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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It's Time to End Solitary Confinement: Ian Manuel's Story
“Imagine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven—the size of a...
“Imagine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven—the size of a...
Another Year of America's Failed Experiment: The Death Penalty in 2023
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.
By Claudia Van Wyk
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.
By Claudia Van Wyk
Fighting Campus Censorship: The ACLU Defends Pro-Palestinian Voices in Florida
ACLU experts discuss our lawsuit on behalf of the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and the importance of...
By ACLU
ACLU experts discuss our lawsuit on behalf of the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and the importance of...
By ACLU
Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU
We will always advocate for civil liberties — next year will be no different.
By Johanna Silver
We will always advocate for civil liberties — next year will be no different.
By Johanna Silver
ACLU Kids Tell Us How We Can Do Better
For a special year-end holiday episode, we’re bringing you our third edition of “ACLU kids take over At Liberty.” Kids of ACLU staff spoke to...
For a special year-end holiday episode, we’re bringing you our third edition of “ACLU kids take over At Liberty.” Kids of ACLU staff spoke to...
The Consequences of Police in Schools: A North Carolina Case Study
School districts continue to invest millions in law enforcement, despite clear evidence of harm to students.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Gabrielle Drobot
School districts continue to invest millions in law enforcement, despite clear evidence of harm to students.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Gabrielle Drobot
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year
2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across...
2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across...
Arizona’s High Court Must Protect Abortion Access
This 150-year-old ban would drag present-day Arizonans into a dangerous past.
By Lindsey Kaley
This 150-year-old ban would drag present-day Arizonans into a dangerous past.
By Lindsey Kaley
The Federal Trade Commission Must Investigate Meta and X for Complicity with Government Surveillance
These platforms promised to protect their users. Are they?
By Ivey Dyson, Jacob Snow
These platforms promised to protect their users. Are they?
By Ivey Dyson, Jacob Snow
ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023
The ACLU spent another year fighting tirelessly for your civil liberties — and saw reasons to celebrate along the way.
By Johanna Silver
The ACLU spent another year fighting tirelessly for your civil liberties — and saw reasons to celebrate along the way.
By Johanna Silver