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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 鈥� in defiance of a federal judge鈥檚 orders. They hadn鈥檛 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.
桃子视频Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the 桃子视频and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
桃子视频Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
桃子视频Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the 桃子视频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
桃子视频Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat RolesPodcast
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 鈥� in defiance of a federal judge鈥檚 orders. They hadn鈥檛 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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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鈥� Fingerprinting Policy is a Constitutional Nightmare. Michigan鈥檚 Top Court can End It.
No state requires its residents to carry an ID when they leave their front door, so police shouldn鈥檛 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鈥檛 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鈥檝e 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鈥� participation depends on it! Covid-19 has underscored just how crucial an...
Here at the ACLU, we鈥檝e 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鈥� 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.
Living without high-speed internet access spurred two high school students into action in Baltimore.
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 鈥� but we won鈥檛 stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford
The extension of Amazon's moratorium is a major win for racial justice, curbing police powers, and privacy 鈥� but we won鈥檛 stop fighting until...
By Kade Crockford
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.聽
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.聽
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 鈥� both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman
Social media companies often get content moderation wrong 鈥� both because of their vague and sweeping rules, and because they make mistakes when...
By Vera Eidelman
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鈥檛 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鈥檛 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...
If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they...
