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June 25, 2018
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s tweeting is a major gift to the ACLU.
June 21, 2018
Emma Russell
In Trump’s America, the ACLU takes a new approach to free speech.
In Trump’s America, the ACLU decides on a new identity.
April 10, 2018
MagazinePeter Edelman
More Than a Nuisance
How housing ordinances are making poverty a crime
February 28, 2018
John Knefel
A Last Hope for the “Forever Prisoners”
A life sentence without the possibility of trial has become the norm at Guantanamo. A new lawsuit seeks to change that.
August 23, 2017
Sarah Jones
How Donald Trump Poisons Free Speech
In the wake of Charlottesville, the ACLU shifted its longstanding position on the issue. In Trump’s America, that may have been inevitable.
March 13, 2017
MagazineJeet Heer
Horrible Histories
The perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators.
December 29, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
ACLU files a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital for refusing to perform a tubal ligation.
September 2, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Nude Celebrity Photo Theft Should Scare You More Than the NSA Does
January 2, 2014
Lori Freedman
Yes, the Church Should Be Liable When Doctrines Interfere with Safe Medical Care for Women
New research into medical decisions at church-run facilities
November 5, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
This Texas Law Could Be the Supreme Court's Next Big Abortion Case
October 8, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Why Can't a 'Fast and Furious' Whistleblower Publish His Tell-All?
February 6, 2013
Jack Goldsmith
On Target
Obama's drone memo is exactly what he said it'd be

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