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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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Q&A: Why is the Wikimedia Foundation suing the NSA?
By Michelle Paulson
By Michelle Paulson
Reflections From the Bridge: Where the Stain of Slavery and Segregation Met a Young Man's Courage and a Preacher's Dream
By Deborah J. Vagins
By Deborah J. Vagins
Cell Phone Records Can Show Where You Sleep and Where You Pray
By Nathan Freed Wessler
By Nathan Freed Wessler
The NSA Has Taken Over the Internet Backbone. We're Suing to Get it Back.
By Patrick Toomey
By Patrick Toomey
School-to-Prison Pipeline
The ACLU is committed to challenging the "school to prison pipeline," a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public...
By Dennis Parker
The ACLU is committed to challenging the "school to prison pipeline," a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public...
By Dennis Parker
Privacy Might Be Getting an International Champion
By Jamil Dakwar
By Jamil Dakwar
The Legacies of Slavery and Jim Crow Live on With Exclusion of Home Health Care Workers from Fair Labor Laws
By Ariela Migdal
By Ariela Migdal
Just Hope You Don't Have to Pee in Florida
By Chase Strangio
By Chase Strangio
'You’re Not Wrong, You're Just an A**hole'
By Esha Bhandari
By Esha Bhandari
The DOJ Ferguson Report Isn’t Just an Indictment of Ferguson Police, but of American Policing Writ Large
By Ezekiel Edwards
By Ezekiel Edwards