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NIH Censors Crucial Research in Alzheimer's, Kidney Disease, and More, Researchers Share
NIH is targeting and terminating grants for research studies that it thinks will communicate disfavored viewpoints on diversity, gender identity, climate change, and more, violating First Amendment rights and threatening the future of public health.
By Amanda Walgrove
NIH Censors Crucial Research in Alzheimer's, Kidney Disease, and More, Researchers SharePodcast
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.
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'
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 LegacyPodcast
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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American Exile
Rapid Deportations That Bypass the Courtroom
By ACLU
Rapid Deportations That Bypass the Courtroom
By ACLU
Fairness for Workers Laboring in the Shadows
By Sarah Mehta
By Sarah Mehta
U.S. Looks Overseas for Human Rights Abuses and Ignores U.N. Report Criticizing Its Youth Detention Practices at Home
By Mishi Faruqee
By Mishi Faruqee
Remembering the Sacrifices of Selma by Fulfilling its Promise
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...
The ACLU is committed to challenging the "school to prison pipeline," a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public...
