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At Liberty

At Liberty is a weekly podcast from the ACLU that explores the biggest civil rights and civil liberties issues of the day. A production of ACLU, Inc.

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ACLU Legal Director David Cole on the Supreme Court's Uncertain Future

ACLU Legal Director David Cole on the Supreme Court's Uncertain Future

An eventful Supreme Court session just came to a close. This year, the court handed down major decisions on partisan ger... Read more

5 Jul 2018

26mins

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Wyatt Cenac on America’s Problem Areas

Wyatt Cenac on America’s Problem Areas

Wyatt Cenac is an actor, writer, producer and comedian ("The Daily Show," “Medicine for Melancholy”). He joins At Libert... Read more

9 May 2019

30mins

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Stamp on the ACLU

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a cultural icon, inspiring internet memes, popular biographies, doc... Read more

24 Jan 2019

28mins

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Why It's Time to Talk About Reparations

Why It's Time to Talk About Reparations

As discussions about racism in America gain traction, so too does the question of reparations. Broadly defined as some f... Read more

13 Jun 2019

39mins

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Whither Abortion Rights?

Whither Abortion Rights?

The Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, establishing access to abortion care as a fundamental right. But state le... Read more

10 Jan 2019

29mins

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A Shifting Landscape for Transgender Rights

A Shifting Landscape for Transgender Rights

The state of transgender equality is in rapid flux in state legislatures, in federal law, in the courts and at the ballo... Read more

29 Nov 2018

31mins

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Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy

Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy

The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ACLU case decided in 1967... Read more

31 Oct 2019

36mins

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Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System

Paul Butler on Policing Black Men and Transforming the System

On this week’s episode, Georgetown Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, joins At Liberty to discuss his b... Read more

6 Jun 2019

37mins

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Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence

Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence

The FBI is supposed to keep us safe, protect our rights, and defend the rule of law. Yet for more than a century, the FB... Read more

14 Nov 2019

35mins

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The Question of Who Gets to Count in the Census Goes to the Supreme Court

The Question of Who Gets to Count in the Census Goes to the Supreme Court

On Tuesday, April 23, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case Department of Commerce v. New York, whic... Read more

18 Apr 2019

24mins

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Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project’s Reframing of American History

Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project’s Reframing of American History

Four hundred years ago this month, more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in what was then the British colony of Virgini... Read more

22 Aug 2019

29mins

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Abuse and Accountability at the Border

Abuse and Accountability at the Border

Mitra Ebadolahi, staff attorney with the ACLU’s Border Litigation Project, joins At Liberty to debunk misconceptions abo... Read more

2 May 2019

31mins

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A Humanitarian Crisis of Our Own Making

A Humanitarian Crisis of Our Own Making

As a result of a Trump administration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while the U.S. considers their cas... Read more

24 Oct 2019

33mins

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How To Stop Your City from Spying on You

How To Stop Your City from Spying on You

Surveillance technology is slowly encroaching on every part of our lives. With regulation at the federal level slow to m... Read more

2 Jan 2020

27mins

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ACLU Staffers Go to the Movies

ACLU Staffers Go to the Movies

For our final episode of 2018, we're making a slight departure from our typical format. As we wind down the year and pre... Read more

20 Dec 2018

15mins

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The Threat of Facial Recognition

The Threat of Facial Recognition

Nicole Ozer, the Technology and Civil Liberties director for the ACLU of California, has been at the forefront of debate... Read more

28 Mar 2019

22mins

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At Liberty Live! Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity and the Law

At Liberty Live! Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity and the Law

As part of the "Night of Philosophy and Ideas," renowned philosopher and NYT Ethicist columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah joi... Read more

7 Feb 2019

37mins

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Alan Rusbridger on the Press in Times of Crisis

Alan Rusbridger on the Press in Times of Crisis

Alan Rusbridger is the former editor of The Guardian and author of "Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It... Read more

21 Feb 2019

23mins

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Adam McKay on Dick Cheney's Legacy

Adam McKay on Dick Cheney's Legacy

In his new Oscar-nominated film "Vice," Adam McKay(Saturday Night Live, "The Big Short") tells the story of Dick Cheney'... Read more

31 Jan 2019

37mins

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Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality

Megan Rapinoe on Gender Discrimination, Athlete Activism, and LGBTQ Equality

Megan Rapinoe is a superstar soccer player who has become a global icon for her breathtaking play, her purple/pink hair,... Read more

19 Mar 2020

30mins

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