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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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10 Emerging Artists Share What Systemic Equality Means to Them
We worked with 10 visual artists to create images of what achieving Systemic Equality could look like — a vision of a more inclusive and...
By ACLU
We worked with 10 visual artists to create images of what achieving Systemic Equality could look like — a vision of a more inclusive and...
By ACLU
People Who Would Benefit from A Pathway to Citizenship Send Message to Congress
For the first time in a decade, Congress has a real opportunity to deliver a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants.
By Analise Ortiz
For the first time in a decade, Congress has a real opportunity to deliver a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants.
By Analise Ortiz
This Fall's Fight Against Forced Pregnancy
2021 is shaping up to be one of the most devastating years for abortion access in decades. State legislatures have enacted a blitz of new...
2021 is shaping up to be one of the most devastating years for abortion access in decades. State legislatures have enacted a blitz of new...
Texas' Radical Abortion Ban Could Lead to Copycat Bills. Here's What to Know.
SB 8 is a stark example of what’s at stake in the ongoing, nationwide fight for reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
SB 8 is a stark example of what’s at stake in the ongoing, nationwide fight for reproductive freedom.
By ACLU
More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration
The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho
Conceal and Carry Restrictions Can Help Protect Freedom of Expression
The First Amendment implications of a Second Amendment case
By ACLU
The First Amendment implications of a Second Amendment case
By ACLU
My School is Shaming Girls’ Bodies
Sexist dress codes in schools prevent students from focusing on their education.
By Riley O'Keefe
Sexist dress codes in schools prevent students from focusing on their education.
By Riley O'Keefe
The PUMP Act Would Protect Nursing Workers Like Me
I took Frontier Airlines to court for making it impossible for me to pump breast milk at work. Other workers shouldn’t have to fight for their...
By Melissa Hodgkins
I took Frontier Airlines to court for making it impossible for me to pump breast milk at work. Other workers shouldn’t have to fight for their...
By Melissa Hodgkins
Climate Change Is a Racial Justice Issue
Over the last couple of months, climate disasters have erupted around the world. In the US alone, we’ve seen wildfires in the west, tornados in...
Over the last couple of months, climate disasters have erupted around the world. In the US alone, we’ve seen wildfires in the west, tornados in...
Our Leaders Have the Power to Decarcerate and Save Lives, But Where is the Will?
Reducing jail, prison, and detention center populations is a critical means of fighting the spread of COVID-19.
By Milo Inglehart
Reducing jail, prison, and detention center populations is a critical means of fighting the spread of COVID-19.
By Milo Inglehart