ACLU of Hawaiʻi attorney Leilani Stacy has filed several winning habeas petitions. (Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026)

Locked Up Too Long? Legal Tactic Challenges Hawaiʻi ICE Detentions

Joaquin David Rico-Tapia had been held at Honolulu’s Federal Detention Center for six weeks when his attorney filed a special petition last September arguing he had been illegally detained as his deportation case went forward.

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Hawaiʻi celebrates six landmark immigrant justice laws while honoring 64 lives lost to immigration enforcement.
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We're Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases

Death qualification goes hand in hand with mass incarceration and the racial bias embedded in our criminal legal system.

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: How We Got Here

Forty-five years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the PWFA is a long overdue corrective for pregnant workers.

A pregnant worker using an office phone while typing on a keyboard.

Abortion is Our Right, and We Won’t Be Silenced

Anti-abortion politicians are going after our right to speak freely and access vital information.

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How the ACLU is Showing Up For Abortion Access Nationwide

We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.

ACLU supporters marching at a reproductive rights rally.

My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'

The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair rules.

Ashley Lomboy (left) and her son Logan (right).

Trans Rights Are Women's Rights

Here’s why the rights of trans people are at the heart of gender justice for all.

A demonstration sign reading "Support Your Sisters, Not Just Your Cis-ters."

The Women’s Movement Needs Lawyers and Organizers Working Together

Our collaboration with Fight for 15 and tenant organizers offers a window into a truly inclusive movement.

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington.

The Women Who Made ACLU History

From our early feminist founders to trailblazing clients and lawyers, the ACLU’s history has been entwined with women’s rights since the very beginning.

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Criminalizing Abortion Care is Wrong, and We’re Fighting Back

Combining our expertise in criminal defense and reproductive freedom, a new initiative will provide a zealous defense for providers, supporters, and patients

Three demonstrators holding pro-abortion signage.