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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'Podcast
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.
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 Legacy
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the ACLU has teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.
By Hibah Ansari
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil LibertiesPodcast
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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This Deceptive ICE Tactic Violates the Fourth Amendment
For years, ICE has impersonated the police and used other ruses to lure immigrants into detention and deportation. Two ACLU clients share what...
For years, ICE has impersonated the police and used other ruses to lure immigrants into detention and deportation. Two ACLU clients share what...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: How We Got Here
Forty-five years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the PWFA is a long overdue corrective for pregnant workers.
By Gillian Thomas
Forty-five years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the PWFA is a long overdue corrective for pregnant workers.
By Gillian Thomas
Five Things to Know About NSA Mass Surveillance and the Coming Fight in Congress
Congress must take this opportunity rein in the pervasive government surveillance enabled by Section 702.
Congress must take this opportunity rein in the pervasive government surveillance enabled by Section 702.
Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg
Data from hookup and dating apps is just one corner of a multibillion-dollar ecosystem of private information bought and sold without our permission.
By Jay Stanley
Data from hookup and dating apps is just one corner of a multibillion-dollar ecosystem of private information bought and sold without our permission.
By Jay Stanley
In Michigan, a Historic Victory for Abortion Rights
Michigan’s success in securing abortion rights in the state is the result of years of planning, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing.
By ACLU
Michigan’s success in securing abortion rights in the state is the result of years of planning, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing.
By ACLU
Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You
Whether for AI training purposes or simple voyeurism, this abuse of privacy is shocking but unsurprising.
By Jay Stanley
Whether for AI training purposes or simple voyeurism, this abuse of privacy is shocking but unsurprising.
By Jay Stanley
Minnesota Just Restored Voting Rights for 55,000 People
The U.S. is the only developed democracy that strips voting rights from its people on the basis of a criminal conviction. An estimated 4.6 million...
The U.S. is the only developed democracy that strips voting rights from its people on the basis of a criminal conviction. An estimated 4.6 million...
Abortion is Our Right, and We Won’t Be Silenced
Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.
By Rose Mackenzie
Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.
By Rose Mackenzie
How the ACLU is Showing Up For Abortion Access Nationwide
We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
Here's How New Mexico is Leading the Way for Voting Rights
In the face of federal inaction, New Mexican lawmakers are stepping up to enshrine voter protections in law.
By Zara Haq, Austin Weahkee
In the face of federal inaction, New Mexican lawmakers are stepping up to enshrine voter protections in law.
By Zara Haq, Austin Weahkee
