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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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The Intertwined Future of Attacks on Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care
We’re poised to fight back against state legislative efforts to control our bodies and limit access to essential health care.
By Rose Mackenzie, Arli Christian
We’re poised to fight back against state legislative efforts to control our bodies and limit access to essential health care.
By Rose Mackenzie, Arli Christian
How the Arizona Attorney General Created a Secretive, Illegal Surveillance Program to Sweep up Millions of Our Financial Records
New records obtained by the ACLU shed light on the scope of a mass surveillance program keeping tabs on Americans’ financial data.
By Fikayo Walter-Johnson, Nathan Freed Wessler
New records obtained by the ACLU shed light on the scope of a mass surveillance program keeping tabs on Americans’ financial data.
By Fikayo Walter-Johnson, Nathan Freed Wessler
The Dangers of Drag Censorship with Peppermint
Last year, the LGBTQ community faced an onslaught of scrutiny and threats, from bills banning trans youth from participating in sports, to bans on...
Last year, the LGBTQ community faced an onslaught of scrutiny and threats, from bills banning trans youth from participating in sports, to bans on...
The Best Decision: How Abortion Changed These Lives for the Better
Years later, 16 people reflect on how their abortions allowed them to continue their education, build a career, and lay a stronger foundation for...
By ACLU
Years later, 16 people reflect on how their abortions allowed them to continue their education, build a career, and lay a stronger foundation for...
By ACLU
Dahlia Lithwick on the Law's Hidden Heroes: Women
Happy New Year. It's so good to be back with you. Often on At Liberty, we detail what is happening in the field of civil rights and public interest law, from an issue perspective. This week we're doing something a little different. We're highlighting the people behind that work, specifically the...
Happy New Year. It's so good to be back with you. Often on At Liberty, we detail what is happening in the field of civil rights and public interest law, from an issue perspective. This week we're doing something a little different. We're highlighting the people behind that work, specifically the...
2022 in Review: How We Showed Up to Protect Abortion Access
Restricting abortion access threatens everyone’s rights and freedoms nationwide — but in 2022, we fought for reproductive rights at every turn.
By ACLU
Restricting abortion access threatens everyone’s rights and freedoms nationwide — but in 2022, we fought for reproductive rights at every turn.
By ACLU
ACLU Kids Take the Mic
For this special holiday episode, we handed the reins over to the ACLU kids. Together, with their adults, they talk about what we do to fight for...
For this special holiday episode, we handed the reins over to the ACLU kids. Together, with their adults, they talk about what we do to fight for...
Your Guide to Discussing the Right to Seek Asylum at the Dinner Table
The fight to protect the human and legal right to seek asylum in the U.S. is at a critical juncture. Here’s how to talk about it with friends and...
By Katie Hoeppner
The fight to protect the human and legal right to seek asylum in the U.S. is at a critical juncture. Here’s how to talk about it with friends and...
By Katie Hoeppner
It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots
Here are our guiding principles that communities and policymakers should follow when debating police robots.
By Jay Stanley
Here are our guiding principles that communities and policymakers should follow when debating police robots.
By Jay Stanley
End of Year Pop Quiz: How We Showed Up for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in 2022
As the year comes to a close, revisit the many ways we fought to protect your civil liberties.
By ACLU
As the year comes to a close, revisit the many ways we fought to protect your civil liberties.
By ACLU
