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This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
The ACLU could have its busiest Supreme Court term ever, with potential cases on immigration, voting rights, and religious freedom in schools.
By Cecillia Wang
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at StakePodcast
The Case That Gave the Modern Supreme Court Its Power
Did you know that today’s justice system in the United States originated from a hiring dispute? This week, Matt and Shereen are taking us back to the early 1800s to explore the origins of...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
In "Let the Record Show," the ACLU's newest podcast, we discuss how office politics gave courts the power to decide if political decisions are constitutional. It's led to an array of landmark decisions that continue to protect our civil liberties today.
By Vanessa Mbonu, Hibah Ansari
What 'Let the Record Show' Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.
ACLU breaks down findings from our latest report on how mass deportations are breaking our democracy.
By Naureen Shah
We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.
Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.
The ACLU argued in court that Trump administration officials broke the law by defying a judge’s order and sending 100 Venezuelan men to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador without due process.
By Hibah Ansari, Shereen Marisol Meraji
Will Trump Administration Officials Be Held Accountable for Defying a Court Order? The Courts Are Still Deciding.Podcast
The Case That Gave the Modern Supreme Court Its Power
Did you know that today’s justice system in the United States originated from a hiring dispute? This week, Matt and Shereen are taking us back to the early 1800s to explore the origins of...
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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Trans Rights Are Women's Rights
Here’s why the rights of trans people are at the heart of gender justice for all.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
Here’s why the rights of trans people are at the heart of gender justice for all.
By Ria Tabacco Mar
The Revolutionary Power of Teenage Girls
Today we are talking about one of the most revolutionary forces in America — teenage girls. Throughout history, teenage girls have consistently...
Today we are talking about one of the most revolutionary forces in America — teenage girls. Throughout history, teenage girls have consistently...
The Women’s Movement Needs Lawyers and Organizers Working Together
Our collaboration with Fight for 15 and tenant organizers offers a window into a truly inclusive movement.
Our collaboration with Fight for 15 and tenant organizers offers a window into a truly inclusive movement.
How Policy Hidden in an Algorithm is Threatening Families in This Pennsylvania County
The ACLU and Human Rights Data Analysis Group evaluate one of the first algorithmic tools used in the child welfare system.
By Marissa Gerchick, Tobi Jegede, Tarak Shah, Ana Gutiérrez, Sophie Beiers
The ACLU and Human Rights Data Analysis Group evaluate one of the first algorithmic tools used in the child welfare system.
By Marissa Gerchick, Tobi Jegede, Tarak Shah, Ana Gutiérrez, Sophie Beiers
No One Should Face the Death Penalty for Accessing Health Care
If anti-abortion politicians think they can push laws to criminalize abortion without a fight, they are sorely mistaken.
By Rose Mackenzie
If anti-abortion politicians think they can push laws to criminalize abortion without a fight, they are sorely mistaken.
By Rose Mackenzie
Three Years Later, COVID-19 is Still a Threat to People Who Are Incarcerated
Mass incarceration created a foreseeable disaster.
Mass incarceration created a foreseeable disaster.
Judy Heumann's Legacy Lives On
The disability rights pioneer passed away on March 4. Her work inspired a generation of activists.
The disability rights pioneer passed away on March 4. Her work inspired a generation of activists.
The Women Who Made ACLU History
From its early feminist founders, to the trailblazing clients and lawyers that have fought sex-based discrimination in the hundred years since, the...
By ACLU
From its early feminist founders, to the trailblazing clients and lawyers that have fought sex-based discrimination in the hundred years since, the...
By ACLU
How Originalism Hurts Women
It’s March, which means it’s Women’s History Month. This month, we’ll speak with women about their activism and resistance to fight for...
It’s March, which means it’s Women’s History Month. This month, we’ll speak with women about their activism and resistance to fight for...
Biden Can Expand Voting Access Through His Executive Order
On the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, there’s still more work to be done to expand voting access.
On the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, there’s still more work to be done to expand voting access.
