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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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New Records Detail DHS Purchase and Use of Vast Quantities of Cell Phone Location Data
Thousands of previously unreleased records illustrate how government agencies sidestep our Fourth Amendment rights.
By Shreya Tewari
Thousands of previously unreleased records illustrate how government agencies sidestep our Fourth Amendment rights.
By Shreya Tewari
Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology
Community members, policymakers, and political leaders can make better decisions about new technology by asking these questions.
By Jay Stanley
Community members, policymakers, and political leaders can make better decisions about new technology by asking these questions.
By Jay Stanley
Roe's Overturn Threatens All Reproductive Care
It was a few days after the overturn of Roe v. Wade when a doctor in Louisiana prescribed a medication to make the insertion of an IUD, a form of...
It was a few days after the overturn of Roe v. Wade when a doctor in Louisiana prescribed a medication to make the insertion of an IUD, a form of...
Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too
The safety and dignity of home health aides is inextricably linked with the safety and dignity of those they care for.
By Ashley Johnson
The safety and dignity of home health aides is inextricably linked with the safety and dignity of those they care for.
By Ashley Johnson
Victims of Discrimination Have No Path to Justice Following Supreme Court Decision
The egregious decision leaves little recourse for those who endure discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and disability.
The egregious decision leaves little recourse for those who endure discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and disability.
Federal Judge Finds Arizona’s Prison Health Care Is "Plainly Grossly Inadequate" and Unconstitutional
After a long struggle, a damning ruling affirms what our plaintiffs have endured for years.
By Corene Kendrick, Maria Morris
After a long struggle, a damning ruling affirms what our plaintiffs have endured for years.
By Corene Kendrick, Maria Morris
Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country
For Disability Pride Month, we’re spotlighting a few of our recent battles and wins for disability rights across the country.
For Disability Pride Month, we’re spotlighting a few of our recent battles and wins for disability rights across the country.
Two Generations of Reproductive Rights Advocates on Life After Roe
ACLU Deputy Legal Director Louise Melling and Staff Attorney Chelsea Tejada discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the federal...
By Louise Melling, Chelsea Tejada
ACLU Deputy Legal Director Louise Melling and Staff Attorney Chelsea Tejada discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the federal...
By Louise Melling, Chelsea Tejada
Your Abortions. Your Voices. Your Stories.
People who have had abortions share how abortion access changed their lives.
By ACLU
People who have had abortions share how abortion access changed their lives.
By ACLU
A Radical Supreme Court Term in Review
A look back at wins and losses for civil rights and civil liberties during this transformative term.
A look back at wins and losses for civil rights and civil liberties during this transformative term.
