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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.
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 Legacy
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the ACLU has teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.
By Hibah Ansari
ACLU Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil LibertiesPodcast
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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He Says Tomato. We Say No, Seriously…That's Unconstitutional.
By Amanda Simon
By Amanda Simon
ACLU Challenges Government Suppression Of Torture Testimony At Guantánamo
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito
I Beg Your Pardon?
Send a message to President Bush telling him not to pardon key members of his administration involved in authorizing the torture and abuse of...
By Suzanne Ito
Send a message to President Bush telling him not to pardon key members of his administration involved in authorizing the torture and abuse of...
By Suzanne Ito
BREAKING: Supreme Court to Hear ACLU's Domestic Detention Case
By Suzanne Ito
By Suzanne Ito
Taking Action on Act 1 in Arkansas
By Anna Mumford
By Anna Mumford
Death by Harsh Sentencing and Deliberate Indifference
By Will Matthews
By Will Matthews
Toward a Universal Declaration of Reproductive Freedom
By Louise Melling
By Louise Melling
It Ain't Where You're From, It's Where You're At
By Christopher Hill
By Christopher Hill
A PROMISE to Youth to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By Ian S. Thompson
By Ian S. Thompson