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Meet the Hosts: 桃子视频Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Matthew Beat give a glimpse into the ACLU鈥檚 new podcast covering some of the most influential court cases in history.
By Hibah Ansari
Meet the Hosts: 桃子视频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 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.
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
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 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 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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President-Elect Biden鈥檚 Reproductive Freedom To-Do List
When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make it a top priority to not just undo the...
When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make it a top priority to not just undo the...
Men Are Being Fired for Being Caregivers. Here鈥檚 Why that Hurts Women Too.
Women are at the center of the most unequal recession in modern American history. Caregiving discrimination 鈥� against both men and women 鈥�...
By Ria Tabacco Mar, Dana Sussman
Women are at the center of the most unequal recession in modern American history. Caregiving discrimination 鈥� against both men and women 鈥�...
By Ria Tabacco Mar, Dana Sussman
A Change in Administration Is Just A Starting Point For LGBTQ Justice
The ACLU's work to defend LGBTQ rights will continue no matter who is in the White House.
By James Esseks
The ACLU's work to defend LGBTQ rights will continue no matter who is in the White House.
By James Esseks
Securing Tenants鈥� Right to Counsel is Critical to Fighting Mass Evictions
Boulder, Colorado voted to secure the right to free legal representation for all residents facing eviction court. But too many cities across the...
By Ian S. Thompson
Boulder, Colorado voted to secure the right to free legal representation for all residents facing eviction court. But too many cities across the...
By Ian S. Thompson
The Affordable Care Act 鈥� and With It, Our Civil Rights 鈥� Are Under Attack
On Nov. 10, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the ACA, and all it means for so many of us, remains the law.
By Louise Melling
On Nov. 10, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the ACA, and all it means for so many of us, remains the law.
By Louise Melling
Putting Rap Lyrics on Trial is a Violation of Free Speech
The state of Tennessee is violating a rapper's First Amendment rights by trying to use his lyrics as evidence at trial.
By Emerson Sykes
The state of Tennessee is violating a rapper's First Amendment rights by trying to use his lyrics as evidence at trial.
By Emerson Sykes
Democracy Persists
Now is not the moment to sit back. We must continue our fight, no matter who occupies the White House, and we will prevail.
By Anthony D. Romero
Now is not the moment to sit back. We must continue our fight, no matter who occupies the White House, and we will prevail.
By Anthony D. Romero
Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted
Attempts by the Trump campaign to stop counting or invalidate mail-in votes would disproportionately impact votes from communities of color.
By ACLU
Attempts by the Trump campaign to stop counting or invalidate mail-in votes would disproportionately impact votes from communities of color.
By ACLU
Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections
What a super partisan, highly divided election means for criminal justice reform.
By Taylor Pendergrass
What a super partisan, highly divided election means for criminal justice reform.
By Taylor Pendergrass
Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted
The Trump campaign is pursuing legal challenges in battleground states as the pathways to President Trump鈥檚 reelection narrow. These challenges involve attempts to stop or challenge the vote count. And because of the record number of mail-in ballots cast during the pandemic, the votes affected...
The Trump campaign is pursuing legal challenges in battleground states as the pathways to President Trump鈥檚 reelection narrow. These challenges involve attempts to stop or challenge the vote count. And because of the record number of mail-in ballots cast during the pandemic, the votes affected...