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ACLU 2025 Annual Report

Our 2025 annual report details how the ACLU's network of 2,175 staff and 7 million activists and members worked around the clock this year to protect free speech, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ equality, and much more from the Trump administration's unconstitutional agenda. To date, the ACLU has already taken over 200 legal actions against the Trump administration. Alongside lists of the ACLU’s key wins and efforts in 2025, the report tells the stories of ACLU advocates, clients, and staff who are on the front lines of this fight.

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Defeat, Delay, Dilute: ACLU Versus President Trump

One year ago, President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term. His administration has created chaos, trampled on our rights, and harmed so many of us. But the ACLU has been fighting back — and winning. Now, we're telling the story of the first year of our fight against the Trump administration’s second term, our lessons learned, and our path forward.

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Vote-By-Mail Regimes and the Disability Turnout Gap: A New Survey on Voting Accessibility in the United States

Issue Areas: Voting Rights, Disability Rights
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Using AI to Make Sense of AI Policy

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Cover of an ACLU research report titled “Using AI to Make Sense of AI Policy,” featuring a collage of images including the U.S. Capitol, two people collaborating at computer screens with code, and a hand signing a document, set against a dark blue background with red graphic accents.
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Re-Estimating the Disability Turnout Gap with a Historic, Voter-Validated Survey

Research & Analysis

Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions

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ACLU Magazine

Published twice a year, ACLU Magazine shares updates on the ACLU's critical litigation and advocacy work across the country and tells the stories of the activists, attorneys, and clients at the heart of each case and campaign. To receive ACLU Magazine by mail, become a monthly donor today.

ACLU Magazine: Summer 2019

Summer 2019 Issue

The summer 2019 issue of ACLU Magazine includes a cover story on Cristina Morales, a Temporary Protected Status holder, and her daughter, Crista Ramos, plaintiffs in the ACLU of Southern California’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security. Inside you’ll also find a feature on the ACLU’s successful fight against the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census as well as interviews with activists in Texas and Kansas, original work by artist collective For Freedoms, and updates on Trump's border wall, family separation, and abortion access. (Online publication: ISSN 2640-3579) To download a more print-friendly spreads layout, click here.
ACLU Magazine winter 2019 cover showing two children near a fence at night

Winter 2019 Issue

ACLU Magazine (formerly known as STAND magazine) is a biannual publication for ACLU members and supporters. The winter 2019 issue features stories on President Trump’s war on immigrants, activists in conservative states, and the ACLU’s work on three landmark voting rights initiatives. The magazine also includes an opinion piece by Natalie Portman, a Q&A with ACLU President Susan Herman, an interview with ACLU client Zainab Merchant, and much more. (Online publication: ISSN 2640-3579) To download a more print-friendly spreads layout, click here.
Stand Magazine - Summer 2018 issue cover

ACLU STAND Magazine Summer 2018 Issue

STAND magazine is a biannual publication for ACLU members and supporters. The summer 2018 issue includes a cover story on the activists powering the ACLU’s grassroots advocacy platform, People Power, as well as a feature on the ACLU’s fight for Jane Doe, a young, immigrant woman who faced a battle with the government over ending an unwanted pregnancy. The magazine also features a story about the ACLU’s work on the 2018 midterm elections; a special report on the power of district attorneys; a Q&A with trans youth activist James van Kuilenberg; and an opinion piece by ACLU attorney Nathan Freed Wessler, who recently won a critical digital privacy case at the Supreme Court.
ACLU Stand Magazine Winter 2018

ACLU STAND Magazine Winter 2018 Issue

ACLU members and supporters receive STAND magazine, a biannual publication dedicated to covering civil liberties issues and those who defend them. STAND’s winter 2018 issue includes a cover story on families impacted by the Trump administration’s assault on individual rights as well as features on voter suppression and the ACLU of Texas’ efforts to defend immigrants and vulnerable communities. This issue also includes a conversation between partners in the resistance, Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and Anthony Romero of the ACLU; opinion pieces by Hasan Minhaj and Kamau Bell; and a special report on the ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice. To download a more print-friendly spreads layout, click here.
Stand Magazine - Summer 2017 issue

ACLU STAND Magazine Summer 2017 Issue

STAND magazine is a publication for members and supporters of the ACLU. The Summer 2017 issue includes a cover story about the ACLU’s surge in membership since the election and profiles some of our newest members and what motivates them to stay involved. The issue also includes feature stories about the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement, 21st century surveillance methods, a Q&A with Eleanor Holmes Norton, and a special Trump Resistance Report.