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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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Hotel Accessibility Reaches the Supreme Court
When a hotel fails to provide accessibility features on its website, prospective guests with disabilities can’t know if it is safe and usable....
By Lucy Trieshmann
When a hotel fails to provide accessibility features on its website, prospective guests with disabilities can’t know if it is safe and usable....
By Lucy Trieshmann
Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap
From homeownership to income, systemic inequities perpetuate disparities in wealth.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Katie Duarte
From homeownership to income, systemic inequities perpetuate disparities in wealth.
By Ricardo Mimbela, Katie Duarte
Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81
The United States' interstate highway system is structural racism in action: an intentional government program that damaged Black lives and...
By Jay A. Fernandez
The United States' interstate highway system is structural racism in action: an intentional government program that damaged Black lives and...
By Jay A. Fernandez
The Authoritarian Agenda Behind the Scheme to Attack Democracy and Abortion in Ohio
More than 3 million voters rejected an attempt to weaken their power, but our work is far from over.
By Deirdre Schifeling
More than 3 million voters rejected an attempt to weaken their power, but our work is far from over.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Idaho Wants to Jail Professors for Teaching About Abortion
Idaho’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act effectively strips professors of their First Amendment right to academic speech. We’re suing.
By Elizabeth Gyori
Idaho’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act effectively strips professors of their First Amendment right to academic speech. We’re suing.
By Elizabeth Gyori
Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice
Why civil rights advocates should be involved in policy conversations about automated decision-making.
By Marissa Gerchick, Brandon Buskey, Aaron Horowitz, Malika Mohan, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Kweku Kwegyir-Aggrey
Why civil rights advocates should be involved in policy conversations about automated decision-making.
By Marissa Gerchick, Brandon Buskey, Aaron Horowitz, Malika Mohan, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Kweku Kwegyir-Aggrey
Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
By Andrea Woods, Benjamin Lynde
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
By Andrea Woods, Benjamin Lynde
Arkansas Wants to Unconstitutionally “Card” People Before They Use Social Media
The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment.
By Vera Eidelman, Laura Moraff
The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment.
By Vera Eidelman, Laura Moraff
A Religious Public Charter School in Oklahoma? Not on Our Watch.
A charter school approved by state officials would unlawfully discriminate and teach a religious curriculum. We’re suing.
By Daniel Mach, Heather L. Weaver
A charter school approved by state officials would unlawfully discriminate and teach a religious curriculum. We’re suing.
By Daniel Mach, Heather L. Weaver
