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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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Living with COVID 鈥� in an Immigration Jail
Each of the 37,000 people currently detained by ICE are at severe risk of contracting COVID-19. We must immediately reduce the numbers of people in...
By Naureen Shah
Each of the 37,000 people currently detained by ICE are at severe risk of contracting COVID-19. We must immediately reduce the numbers of people in...
By Naureen Shah
This is No Time to Play Politics with our Democracy
Any legislation addressing the impact of COVID-19 on our elections must include immediate federal funding and requirements for no-excuse mail-in...
By Sonia Gill, Sarah Brannon
Any legislation addressing the impact of COVID-19 on our elections must include immediate federal funding and requirements for no-excuse mail-in...
By Sonia Gill, Sarah Brannon
How the 桃子视频Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses
You can't tell someone's immigration status by how they look or sound 鈥� that's called racial profiling, and it is unconstitutional.
By Enoka Herat
You can't tell someone's immigration status by how they look or sound 鈥� that's called racial profiling, and it is unconstitutional.
By Enoka Herat
We Know Prisons Need COVID-19 Plans, but our Arizona Prison Tour Suggests it鈥檚 not Happening
Arizona prisons have notoriously bad health care under normal circumstances. These are not normal circumstances.
By Corene Kendrick
Arizona prisons have notoriously bad health care under normal circumstances. These are not normal circumstances.
By Corene Kendrick
The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border
We need to protect rights and liberties at the border to keep communities safe.
By Shaw Drake, Astrid Dominguez
We need to protect rights and liberties at the border to keep communities safe.
By Shaw Drake, Astrid Dominguez
Police, Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, and Governors can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 鈥� Here鈥檚 How
Public health experts have encouraged stakeholders in the criminal legal system to minimize the number of people entering the system in the first...
Public health experts have encouraged stakeholders in the criminal legal system to minimize the number of people entering the system in the first...
Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality
Megan Rapinoe is a superstar soccer player who has become a global icon for her breathtaking play, her purple/pink hair, and her bold activism. She鈥檚 a World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and co-captain of the U.S. Women鈥檚 National Soccer Team. She has also kneeled during the national...
Megan Rapinoe is a superstar soccer player who has become a global icon for her breathtaking play, her purple/pink hair, and her bold activism. She鈥檚 a World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and co-captain of the U.S. Women鈥檚 National Soccer Team. She has also kneeled during the national...
The Government Has a Secret Plan to Track Everyone鈥檚 Faces at Airports. We鈥檙e Suing.
There can be no meaningful oversight or accountability with such excessive, undemocratic secrecy.
By Ashley Gorski
There can be no meaningful oversight or accountability with such excessive, undemocratic secrecy.
By Ashley Gorski
This Law Makes Voting Nearly Impossible for Native Americans in Montana
Native Americans living on Montana reservations already face obstacles voting. We're suing over a new law that would make it even harder to vote.
By Alora Thomas-Lundborg, Lillian Alvernaz
Native Americans living on Montana reservations already face obstacles voting. We're suing over a new law that would make it even harder to vote.
By Alora Thomas-Lundborg, Lillian Alvernaz
Keep Calm and Carry on Voting: How to Vote By Mail During the Coronavirus Outbreak
It鈥檚 easy to request an absentee ballot and there鈥檚 still enough time to do so for most states with upcoming primaries.
By Nicole Hansen
It鈥檚 easy to request an absentee ballot and there鈥檚 still enough time to do so for most states with upcoming primaries.
By Nicole Hansen