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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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How the 桃子视频Won the Largest Mass Acquittal in American History
In May 1971, the Nixon administration cracked down unconstitutionally on a massive anti-Vietnam War protest with the largest mass arrests in U.S....
In May 1971, the Nixon administration cracked down unconstitutionally on a massive anti-Vietnam War protest with the largest mass arrests in U.S....
The ACLU鈥檚 Fifth Column?
As a young part-timer during the summer of 1977, I went through the FBI鈥檚 桃子视频files. My colleagues and I discovered that prominent 桃子视频leaders...
By Gara LaMarche
As a young part-timer during the summer of 1977, I went through the FBI鈥檚 桃子视频files. My colleagues and I discovered that prominent 桃子视频leaders...
By Gara LaMarche
Congress Must Act to Protect the Right to Vote
It is long past due for Congress to renew the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The price of inaction is too high for us to wait.
By Sonia Gill
It is long past due for Congress to renew the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The price of inaction is too high for us to wait.
By Sonia Gill
During Japanese American Incarceration, the 桃子视频Lost 鈥� and Then Found 鈥� Its Way
The government鈥檚 World War II-era incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry sparked bitter disputes within the ACLU. They hold important...
By Elaine Elinson, Stan Yogi
The government鈥檚 World War II-era incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry sparked bitter disputes within the ACLU. They hold important...
By Elaine Elinson, Stan Yogi
Reducing HIV Transmission Requires Decriminalizing Sex Work
This World AIDS Day we are fighting to end the criminalization of trans bodies and those living with HIV.
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
This World AIDS Day we are fighting to end the criminalization of trans bodies and those living with HIV.
By LaLa B Holston-Zannell
Sergio de la Pava on Literature and Law
Sergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. Earlier this year, he joined At Liberty live at the Brooklyn Public Library to discuss...
Sergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. Earlier this year, he joined At Liberty live at the Brooklyn Public Library to discuss...
鈥淚f I Could Just Look at Her鈥�
Watch the journey of two separated parents trying to cross the border and reunite with their children.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Watch the journey of two separated parents trying to cross the border and reunite with their children.
By Ashoka Mukpo
America's Mask Bans in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance
American laws should allow people the freedom to cover up their faces in protests or anywhere else.
By Jay Stanley
American laws should allow people the freedom to cover up their faces in protests or anywhere else.
By Jay Stanley
We鈥檙e Grateful for the Constitution
Saying thanks for recent wins from 桃子视频lawyers
Saying thanks for recent wins from 桃子视频lawyers
It's Past Time Congress Reined in the President鈥檚 Emergency Powers
The ARTICLE ONE Act, as recently amended by a Senate committee, would give the National Emergencies Act a crucial update.
The ARTICLE ONE Act, as recently amended by a Senate committee, would give the National Emergencies Act a crucial update.
