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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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Religious Freedom Goes to School in South Carolina
Freedom Goes to School is a new campaign that aims to strengthen religious freedom in South Carolina’s public schools.
By ACLU
Freedom Goes to School is a new campaign that aims to strengthen religious freedom in South Carolina’s public schools.
By ACLU
Lessons of the Uber Privacy Scandal
By Jay Stanley
By Jay Stanley
On the Ground in Ferguson: #BlackLivesMatter
By Marc Climaco
By Marc Climaco
The U.N. Acts to Protect the Human Right to Privacy
By Steven M. Watt
By Steven M. Watt
Ferguson Q&A With Organizer Larry Fellows III
By Diana Scholl
By Diana Scholl
President Obama: Don’t Empower an Unaccountable and Violent Agency
By Vicki B. Gaubeca
By Vicki B. Gaubeca
Movement for Racial Justice Runs Wide and Deep
By Nusrat Choudhury
By Nusrat Choudhury
US Joins Somalia and South Sudan in Failing to Support Child Rights
By Arjun Sethi
By Arjun Sethi
Trans Remembrance and Resistance
By Chase Strangio
By Chase Strangio
A Lesson in Fairness for My Children
By Susan Waters
By Susan Waters
