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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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The Offensive Hypocrisy of Banning Abortion for a Down Syndrome Diagnosis
Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term against their will does nothing to tackle underlying and systemic ableism and discrimination against...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas
Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term against their will does nothing to tackle underlying and systemic ableism and discrimination against...
By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas
The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
The new immigration detention standards set by the Trump administration weaken critical protections and lower oversight requirements. The...
Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It鈥檚 Time to Suck the Venom Out.
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
The vast number of cases brought under our system of mass incarceration means that plea bargaining is the only way for courts to get through the...
Clearing the Record: How Eviction Sealing Laws Can Advance Housing Access for Women of Color
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Linda Morris, 桃子视频Analytics
Black renters, and especially Black women, are disproportionately impacted by unjust eviction screening policies. Eviction sealing laws offer a...
By Sophie Beiers, Linda Morris, 桃子视频Analytics
Pregnant Workers Are Still Fighting for the Right to Work
It鈥檚 time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
It鈥檚 time Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
By Vania Leveille, Mike Garvey
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women鈥檚 Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
This week, we are bringing back a very special episode from 2019 featuring our former director of the Women鈥檚 Rights Project, Lenora Lapidus. Lenora passed away just a few months after the interview, having fought a long battle with cancer. She started as an intern in 1988, later served as...
鈥淐lemency:鈥� Exposing the Machinery of Death
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
The emotional and psychological toll of the death penalty on the people forced to carry it out too often goes unmentioned. Chinonye Chukwu's new...
By Stephen Rohde
Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too 鈥� No Matter What's Happening Abroad
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
Military action abroad does not justify discrimination at home.
By Abdi Soltani
It Is Time for a New Way Forward
It is past time for Congress to pave a new way forward in our U.S. immigration system.
By Yesenia Chavez
It is past time for Congress to pave a new way forward in our U.S. immigration system.
By Yesenia Chavez
Tulsa鈥檚 Troubling Past is Not Far Removed from Its Present
Until the truth about the Tulsa massacre of 1921 is reckoned with, the stench of racism will hover on Tulsa.
By Jeffery Robinson
Until the truth about the Tulsa massacre of 1921 is reckoned with, the stench of racism will hover on Tulsa.
By Jeffery Robinson
