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Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions Safely
Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. ACLU experts break down what you need to know.
By Byul Yoon
Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions SafelyPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving.
By Gillian Branstetter
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new ACLU report, “Deputized for Disaster,” illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration’s rapid expansion of the 287(g) program — and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them.
By Mary Sadallah
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms.
By Elvia Montoya
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key LegislationPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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Why Britney Can't Get Out of Her Conservatorship
In honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re devoting a few episodes to disability rights, starting with a look at conservatorships....
In honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re devoting a few episodes to disability rights, starting with a look at conservatorships....
Trump's Supreme Court Appointees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...Mostly
The end of the Supreme Court’s term is always a momentous time of year for our guest and At Liberty regular David Cole. David is the ACLU’s...
The end of the Supreme Court’s term is always a momentous time of year for our guest and At Liberty regular David Cole. David is the ACLU’s...
Trump's Supreme Court Nominees Frustrate Ultra Conservatives...Mostly
This term, the Supreme Court ruled on a range of historic cases that expanded, as well as contracted, our fundamental freedoms.
By Schanelle Saldanha
This term, the Supreme Court ruled on a range of historic cases that expanded, as well as contracted, our fundamental freedoms.
By Schanelle Saldanha
Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Narrows Another Path to Challenge Discriminatory Voting Laws
Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect the right to vote for all.
By Davin Rosborough, Sophia Lin Lakin
Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect the right to vote for all.
By Davin Rosborough, Sophia Lin Lakin
Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers
A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Joanna Naples-Mitchell
A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in...
By Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Joanna Naples-Mitchell
Britney Spears’ Reproductive Freedom is a Disability Rights Issue
Spears’ experience is part of a long history of people with disabilities — most often people of color — being robbed of the right to control...
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Rebecca McCray
Spears’ experience is part of a long history of people with disabilities — most often people of color — being robbed of the right to control...
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Rebecca McCray
Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19
Abolishing restrictive monitoring is the next frontier of criminal, economic, and racial justice.
By Yazmine Nichols
Abolishing restrictive monitoring is the next frontier of criminal, economic, and racial justice.
By Yazmine Nichols
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting For Another Police Shooting
In this week’s podcast episode, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott joins us to discuss his city's groundbreaking policing resolution.
By Jacquelyne Germain
In this week’s podcast episode, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott joins us to discuss his city's groundbreaking policing resolution.
By Jacquelyne Germain
This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting for Another Police Shooting
Just two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte...
Just two months ago, Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, was the backdrop of yet another incident of police brutality when 20-year-old Daunte...
Unaccompanied Children’s Well-Being Must Come First at Fort Bliss and Across Texas
Emergency steps were needed to remove children from Border Patrols facilities, but the Biden administration must now ensure the humane treatment of...
By Shaw Drake, Bernardo Rafael Cruz
Emergency steps were needed to remove children from Border Patrols facilities, but the Biden administration must now ensure the humane treatment of...
By Shaw Drake, Bernardo Rafael Cruz
