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Seven Million People Unite at Peaceful No Kings Protests to Defend Our First Amendment Rights
ACLU Justice Division leader Ellen Flenniken saw people across the country come together to stand up for free speech, protest peacefully, and show that our power grows when we act as one.
By Ellen Flenniken
Seven Million People Unite at Peaceful No Kings Protests to Defend Our First Amendment RightsPodcast
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention
This summer, Emmy Award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was covering a protest near Atlanta when local law enforcement arrested him. Then, ICE detained him. For more than 100 days, the agency...
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Trump's Attempt to Roll Back Key Civil Rights-Enforcement Tool
By rolling back “disparate impact” rules, the administration threatens decades of progress against systemic discrimination in housing, jobs, and education.
By Sarah Hinger, Ricardo Mimbela, Linda Morris
Trump's Attempt to Roll Back Key Civil Rights-Enforcement Tool
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Follow for live coverage of the nationwide peaceful protests to condemn President Trump's escalating abuses of power.
By ACLU
Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action
Louisiana’s Black Voting Power is on the Line in Redistricting Fight
Dr. Press Robinson won a case challenging Louisiana's congressional map last year. Now, the state is trying to dilute the voting power of Black citizens again.
By Dr. Press Robinson
Louisiana’s Black Voting Power is on the Line in Redistricting FightPodcast
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention
This summer, Emmy Award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was covering a protest near Atlanta when local law enforcement arrested him. Then, ICE detained him. For more than 100 days, the agency...
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Congress, Laws Suppressing Boycotts of Israel Are Unconstitutional. Sincerely, Three Federal Courts.
By Kate Ruane
By Kate Ruane
No One Should be Forced to Give Birth Alone in a Jail Cell
Too many jails are ill-equipped to safely house and adequately treat women with serious mentally illness.
By Eric Balaban, Lauren Kuhlik
Too many jails are ill-equipped to safely house and adequately treat women with serious mentally illness.
By Eric Balaban, Lauren Kuhlik
Wyatt Cenac on America’s Problem Areas
Wyatt Cenac is an actor, writer, producer and comedian ("The Daily Show," “Medicine for Melancholy”). He joins At Liberty to discuss balancing comedy and social commentary and his new show “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas,” now in its second season on HBO.
Wyatt Cenac is an actor, writer, producer and comedian ("The Daily Show," “Medicine for Melancholy”). He joins At Liberty to discuss balancing comedy and social commentary and his new show “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas,” now in its second season on HBO.
Remembering the Woman Who Renovated the House that RBG Built
By ACLU Women's Rights Project
By ACLU Women's Rights Project
Mistakenly Jailed Pretrial, an Ohio Mother Lost Her Job and Kids
By Andrea Woods, Jocelyn Rosnick
By Andrea Woods, Jocelyn Rosnick
Asylum Officers Are Being Replaced by CBP Agents
By Julie Veroff
By Julie Veroff
The Use of Solitary Confinement in Virginia Is Inhumane and Unlawful
By Vishal Agraharkar
By Vishal Agraharkar
What Officer Noor's Conviction Says About Racism in America
By Carl Takei, Paige Fernandez
By Carl Takei, Paige Fernandez
The Racist Roots of Denying Incarcerated People Their Right to Vote
By Jeffery Robinson
By Jeffery Robinson
Attorney General Barr Says ICE Has Power to Lock Up Asylum Seekers Without Hearings
By Michael Tan
By Michael Tan
