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Voters Reject President Trump's Dystopian Plans for "Public Safety"
We’re on the Hill this week telling Congress to fund real solutions
By Ellen Flenniken, Cynthia W. Roseberry
Voters Reject President Trump's Dystopian Plans for "Public Safety"Podcast
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the ACLU’s National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
By Jacob Abudaram, Susan Mizner
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she’s inspired by the sense of connection and community she can foster in spite of the circumstances.
By Jeannie Parent
How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
By Hina Shamsi
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us AllPodcast
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the ACLU’s National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins...
Latest on COVID-19
Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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U.S. Border Patrol Detained U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish in Montana
By Cody Wofsy, Caitlin Borgmann
By Cody Wofsy, Caitlin Borgmann
Border Patrol Detained Me for Speaking Spanish in Montana. Then My Town Turned Against Me.
By Ana Suda
By Ana Suda
Betsy DeVos Is Pushing a Terrible Double Standard on College Campuses
By David Cole, Louise Melling
By David Cole, Louise Melling
New Hampshire Law Illegally Targets Young Voters Ahead of 2020 Primary
By Julie Ebenstein
By Julie Ebenstein
Voters Can’t Elect the Right Prosecutors if These Elected Officials’ Records Aren’t Made Public
By Nicole Zayas Fortier
By Nicole Zayas Fortier
‘Policing For Profit’ Is Alive and Well in South Carolina
By Emma Andersson, Susan Dunn
By Emma Andersson, Susan Dunn
New Hampshire Is Trying to Stop College Students From Registering to Vote
Voting is my right. I shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to exercise it.
By Maggie Flaherty
Voting is my right. I shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to exercise it.
By Maggie Flaherty
The Supreme Court Is Playing Favorites With Religion
By Daniel Mach
By Daniel Mach
Fact-Checking Common Myths on Transition-Related Care for Trans People
By Ria Tabacco Mar
By Ria Tabacco Mar
The Justice Department Wants to Strip the Mongols Biker Club of Its Logo
By David Loy
By David Loy
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