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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.
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport.
By Haddy Gassama
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship, but the fight is heading to the Supreme Court.
By Cody Wofsy
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your Rights
Equally important, but less revered than voting; jury service is a powerful tool for holding the government accountable. ACLU experts answer your questions about jury service.
By ACLU
Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your RightsPodcast
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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How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis
People in jails are often denied life-saving treatment for opioid addiction, with deadly results.
By ACLU
People in jails are often denied life-saving treatment for opioid addiction, with deadly results.
By ACLU
Grand Rapids’ Fingerprinting Policy is a Constitutional Nightmare. Michigan’s Top Court can End It.
No state requires its residents to carry an ID when they leave their front door, so police shouldn’t be allowed to fingerprint people just...
By Dan Korobkin, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
No state requires its residents to carry an ID when they leave their front door, so police shouldn’t be allowed to fingerprint people just...
By Dan Korobkin, Aaron Madrid Aksoz
Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast
Here at the ACLU, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’ participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an...
Here at the ACLU, we’ve been working remotely from home since the pandemic closed our offices in March 2020, which means this podcast is produced, recorded and edited, using high speed internet; even our guests’ participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an...
Meet Kimberly and Yashira, Two High School Students Leading the Fight for Broadband Access
Living without high-speed internet access spurred two high school students into action in Baltimore.
By Leila Rafei
Living without high-speed internet access spurred two high school students into action in Baltimore.
By Leila Rafei
When We Fight, We Win: Victories in the Fight Against Face Surveillance Keep Piling Up
The extension of Amazon's moratorium is a major win for racial justice, curbing police powers, and privacy — but we won’t stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford, Carl Takei
The extension of Amazon's moratorium is a major win for racial justice, curbing police powers, and privacy — but we won’t stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford, Carl Takei
Digital IDs Might Sound Like a Good Idea, But They Could Be a Privacy Nightmare
As states move rapidly to adopt digital identity systems, we need to stop and think about what that means for our privacy rights.
By Jay Stanley
As states move rapidly to adopt digital identity systems, we need to stop and think about what that means for our privacy rights.
By Jay Stanley
Time and Again, Social Media Giants Get Content Moderation Wrong: Silencing Speech about Al-Aqsa Mosque is Just the Latest Example
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong — both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman, Adeline Lee, Fikayo Walter-Johnson
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong — both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman, Adeline Lee, Fikayo Walter-Johnson
This Place Isn't Meant to Help You Get Better
This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill...
By Anonymous
This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill...
By Anonymous
State Lawmakers Are Trying to Ban Talk About Race in Schools
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic...
By Emerson Sykes, Sarah Hinger
Discriminatory Return to In Office Work Mandates Could Push Women and People of Color out of the Workforce
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
By Galen Sherwin
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
By Galen Sherwin
