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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 MidtermsPodcast
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.
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
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 AdministrationPodcast
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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Seriously Mr. President, Pat-Downs Are No Joke
President Obama has the power to stop these shockingly intrusive invasions of privacy.
By Suzanne Ito
President Obama has the power to stop these shockingly intrusive invasions of privacy.
By Suzanne Ito
Jameel Jaffer and ACLU Client Nick Merrill on National Security Letters
The ACLU represented Nick in his successful challenge of his NSL; his was the first lawsuit brought against the powers of the then-new Patriot Act.
By Suzanne Ito
The ACLU represented Nick in his successful challenge of his NSL; his was the first lawsuit brought against the powers of the then-new Patriot Act.
By Suzanne Ito
In Memory of a Social Justice Warrior: LGBT Rights Champion Carolyn Wagner
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Stamping Out LGBT Discrimination in Housing
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Standing Up For Women's Health 38 Years After Roe
Pregnant individuals should be able to make the best decision for themselves and their families.
By Jennifer Dalven
Pregnant individuals should be able to make the best decision for themselves and their families.
By Jennifer Dalven
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