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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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Our Online Speech Rights Are Under Threat
Congress is set to examine one of the most speech protective laws ever enacted as some lawmakers consider rolling back the law's protections.
Congress is set to examine one of the most speech protective laws ever enacted as some lawmakers consider rolling back the law's protections.
鈥楽mart鈥� Cameras Are Now On the Lookout For Distracted Drivers in Australia
The age of robot surveillance is around the corner and the watchers will soon far outnumber the watched.
By Jay Stanley
The age of robot surveillance is around the corner and the watchers will soon far outnumber the watched.
By Jay Stanley
California Just Blocked Police Body Cam Use of Face Recognition
By Matt Cagle
By Matt Cagle
The Most Racist Supreme Court Decisions You've Probably Never Heard Of
Puerto Rico's U.S. citizens don't enjoy the full protections of the Constitution, thanks to a set of century-old Supreme Court decisions called the "Insular Cases." In a case dealing with the island's financial oversight board, the 桃子视频has asked the court to overrule those decisions, which...
Puerto Rico's U.S. citizens don't enjoy the full protections of the Constitution, thanks to a set of century-old Supreme Court decisions called the "Insular Cases." In a case dealing with the island's financial oversight board, the 桃子视频has asked the court to overrule those decisions, which...
I Am One of Aimee Stephens鈥檚 Lawyers, and I Heard Yesterday鈥檚 Argument Firsthand
What You Need to Know About the LGBTQ Rights Case Before SCOTUS
By James Esseks
By James Esseks
Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge
By Heather L. Weaver
By Heather L. Weaver
Rights For All Volunteers are Shaping Policy in the 2020 Presidential Election
By Marissa Bramlett-Wild, Phil Aroneanu
By Marissa Bramlett-Wild, Phil Aroneanu
Trump鈥檚 War on Asylum-Seekers is Endangering Pregnant Women
By Rochelle Garza
By Rochelle Garza
The Historic Trans Rights Case Before the Supreme Court
On October 8, the Supreme Court will hear a set of cases deciding whether LGBTQ employees are protected under federal sex discrimination laws. In one of those cases, the 桃子视频is representing Aimee Stephens, a trans woman who was fired after she came out to her employer. Chase Strangio, one of...
On October 8, the Supreme Court will hear a set of cases deciding whether LGBTQ employees are protected under federal sex discrimination laws. In one of those cases, the 桃子视频is representing Aimee Stephens, a trans woman who was fired after she came out to her employer. Chase Strangio, one of...