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Jan 13, 2025

The ACLU’s Historic Fight for Our Freedoms

As the nation prepares for a second Trump presidency, the ACLU has never been more focused on how to preserve and expand our most vital civil liberties and civil rights.
As the nation prepares for a second Trump presidency, the ACLU has never been more focused on how to preserve and expand our most vital civil liberties and civil rights.
An ACLU poster.
An ACLU poster.
Jan 13, 2025

How “Stay-or-Pay” Contracts Are Used to Abuse Immigrant Workers

Immigrants' Rights
Shiny Lal came to the U.S. to chase the American dream, instead she found herself in an abusive employment contract that could cost her nearly $40,000. Today, we’re urging the world’s largest private dispute...
Shiny Lal came to the U.S. to chase the American dream, instead she found herself in an abusive employment contract that could cost her nearly $40,000. Today, we’re urging the world’s largest private dispute...
A document that says "contract."
A document that says "contract."
Jan 10, 2025

We're Fighting Back Against Efforts to Intimidate Professors into Silence

Free Speech
A SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suit brought against Columbia professors who criticized the school’s response to student protests is a classic and unlawful way to weaponize our legal...
A SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suit brought against Columbia professors who criticized the school’s response to student protests is a classic and unlawful way to weaponize our legal...
Pro-Palestinian protesters sing in the ongoing student encampment of pro-Palestinian supporters in the University Yard at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Pro-Palestinian protesters sing in the ongoing student encampment of pro-Palestinian supporters in the University Yard at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Jan 8, 2025

Who is Kash Patel?

What to know about Trump's Nominee for FBI Director
What to know about Trump's Nominee for FBI Director
A photo of Kash Patel.
A photo of Kash Patel.
Jan 8, 2025

"I Thought That Death Was Imminent"

Immigrants' Rights
Jean Paul* fled civil war in Cameroon, risking his life on an arduous journey that included four days spent walking in the Darién Gap, to seek asylum in the U.S. Today, he’s ready to tell his story.
Jean Paul* fled civil war in Cameroon, risking his life on an arduous journey that included four days spent walking in the Darién Gap, to seek asylum in the U.S. Today, he’s ready to tell his story.
Two hands holding water, creating ripples on the surface below.
Two hands holding water, creating ripples on the surface below.
Dec 26, 2024

Who is Pete Hegseth?

What to know about Trump’s secretary of defense nominee and his stance on civil liberties.
What to know about Trump’s secretary of defense nominee and his stance on civil liberties.
A photo of Pete Hegseth.
A photo of Pete Hegseth.