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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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Florida Law Punishes Poor People for Being Poor
By Rachel Bloom
By Rachel Bloom
The CIA Weighs In: Torture Did Not Help Find Bin Laden
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
There has been much debate over whether the torture of detainees in U.S. custody helped American intelligence find the terror leader.
By ACLU
Sentencing Children to Die in Prison
By Rachel Myers
By Rachel Myers
Equality for Email!
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
A new act would protect all of your private digital communications with a search warrant backed by probable cause.
By Chris Calabrese
More Eyes Needed on Congress as they Prepare to Vote on Worldwide War Authorization
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves.
By Sam Milgrom
Debunking the Mythical "Sharia Threat" to Our Judicial System
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
House Gets Ready to Vote on New Worldwide War
We hope that further debate in Congress in the weeks ahead will allow for a more in-depth examination of unchecked authority to wage worldwide war.
By Sam Milgrom
We hope that further debate in Congress in the weeks ahead will allow for a more in-depth examination of unchecked authority to wage worldwide war.
By Sam Milgrom
This Week in Civil Liberties
By Jessica Monaco
By Jessica Monaco
Listen to Sen. McCain: Torture Doesn't Work
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito
If They Could Turn Back Time – on DADT Repeal
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson