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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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Who’s Afraid of the Torture Report?
By Ashley Gorski, Noa Yachot
By Ashley Gorski, Noa Yachot
A Year in the Life of California’s Historic Shift Toward Smart Justice
By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli
By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli
I Was Arrested Just for Being Who I Am
When I came out as transgender, I expected I would experience some discrimination, but I didn’t know how strong it would be.
By Meagan Taylor
When I came out as transgender, I expected I would experience some discrimination, but I didn’t know how strong it would be.
By Meagan Taylor
How Can the Justice Department Help CIA Torture Victims? In This Case, By Doing Nothing.
By Dror Ladin
By Dror Ladin
Judges Say No to Obama’s Lock-’Em-Up-With-No-Questions-Asked Immigration Detention Policy
By Michael Tan
By Michael Tan
Houston, We Have a Problem.
By Chase Strangio
By Chase Strangio
If Nothing Happens Between Now and Tonight, Missouri Will Execute an Intellectually Disabled Man
By Brian Stull
By Brian Stull
Close Guantánamo
It is long past time for this shameful episode in American history to be brought to a close.
By ACLU
It is long past time for this shameful episode in American history to be brought to a close.
By ACLU
FBI Documents Reveal New Information on Baltimore Surveillance Flights
By Nathan Freed Wessler
By Nathan Freed Wessler
The NSA Claims It Wants to Be Transparent. How About Starting With Section 702?
By Neema Singh Guliani
By Neema Singh Guliani
