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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...

What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?

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Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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Your Questions Answered: How the ACLU Is Safeguarding the 2026 Midterms

President Trump and his allies are trying to interfere with the 2026 midterm elections. Here’s what that means for your vote, and how the ACLU is fighting back to ensure power remains where it belongs — in the hands of voters.

By Sophia Lin Lakin, Molly McGrath

Your Questions Answered: How the ACLU Is Safeguarding the 2026 Midterms

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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 Share

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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'

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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...

What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?

See all episodes

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.

Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot

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