News & Commentary
Top Stories
Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.
The ACLU argued in court that Trump administration officials broke the law by defying a judge’s order and sending 100 Venezuelan men to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador without due process.
By Hibah Ansari, Shereen Marisol Meraji
Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.Podcast
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.
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
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'Podcast
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.
Latest stories
House DISCloses the Door on Free Speech
By Sandra Fulton
By Sandra Fulton
Trial Under Guantánamo's Rules
By Ahilan Arulanantham
By Ahilan Arulanantham
Religious Doctrine Can't Trump Patients' Lives and Health
By Brigitte Amiri
By Brigitte Amiri
Document a Day: The Secret Beginning
By Larry Siems
By Larry Siems
An Arcane, Destructive — and Still Legal — Practice
By Deborah J. Vagins
By Deborah J. Vagins
A Nightmare for Justice in the Middle of the Caribbean
By Ahilan Arulanantham
By Ahilan Arulanantham
Packing for Vacation? Remember the Sunscreen, Camera, and the ACLU Know-Your-Rights Card
The card advises you of your rights if stopped by law enforcement or immigration authorities.
By Peter Simonson
The card advises you of your rights if stopped by law enforcement or immigration authorities.
By Peter Simonson
Spyfiles. Now With 100% More Spying!
By Amanda Simon
By Amanda Simon
Document a Day: Layers of Concealment
By Larry Siems
By Larry Siems