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Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Matthew Beat give a glimpse into the ACLU’s new podcast covering some of the most influential court cases in history.
By Hibah Ansari
Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'Podcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
Due to recent cuts to reporting requirements of deaths occurring after release, the complete number of deaths in and outside of detention could be even higher.
By Sofia Gonzalez
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ACLU and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the ACLU has teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.
By Hibah Ansari
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil LibertiesPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
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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Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship, Explained
Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order intended to end birthright citizenship. We break down why that’s clearly unconstitutional.
By Cody Wofsy, Hannah Schoen Steinberg
Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order intended to end birthright citizenship. We break down why that’s clearly unconstitutional.
By Cody Wofsy, Hannah Schoen Steinberg
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion Bans
This year marks the 51st anniversary since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting the constitutional right to...
This year marks the 51st anniversary since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting the constitutional right to...
Jury Justice
A class-action lawsuit challenges the permanent exclusion of people with felony convictions from serving on juries.
By Jay A. Fernandez
A class-action lawsuit challenges the permanent exclusion of people with felony convictions from serving on juries.
By Jay A. Fernandez
Unaccountable Police Units Are Wrong for Safety
Specialized units give police too much power, leading to abuse and violence. If we want to keep people safe from both crime and police violence, we...
By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta
Specialized units give police too much power, leading to abuse and violence. If we want to keep people safe from both crime and police violence, we...
By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta
Government Agencies Shouldn't Be Allowed to Destroy Their Paper Trail of Medical Abuse and Neglect
Customs and Border Protection's request to destroy certain medical records will hinder oversight and obscure serious violations.
Customs and Border Protection's request to destroy certain medical records will hinder oversight and obscure serious violations.
The Way Forward for Trans Justice
Last year, states passed a record number of bills restricting health care, athletics, public accommodations, expression, and educational materials...
Last year, states passed a record number of bills restricting health care, athletics, public accommodations, expression, and educational materials...
Language Access is a Civil Right, For Both Children and Adults
Why the ACLU supports the right of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children to access language.
By West Resendes
Why the ACLU supports the right of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children to access language.
By West Resendes
The Supreme Court Must Allow U.S. Citizens to Challenge Placement on No Fly List
Americans wrongly placed on this harmful and discriminatory list deserve their day in court.
By Hina Shamsi
Americans wrongly placed on this harmful and discriminatory list deserve their day in court.
By Hina Shamsi
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
