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Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
Due to recent cuts to reporting requirements of deaths occurring after release, the complete number of deaths in and outside of detention could be even higher.
By Sofia Gonzalez
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump AdministrationPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµWomen's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµWomen's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµBack-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
In our series, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµhas teamed up with artists, authors, Hachette Book Group, and content creators to share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.
By Hibah Ansari
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµBack-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads About Civil Liberties
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles.
By Ricardo Mimbela
Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat RolesPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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What Larry Krasner’s Primary Win Means for Criminal Legal Reform. And How He Can Go Further.
Krasner has tackled some of the great injustices that his predecessors carried out. He also has more work to do to effectively improve the criminal...
By Reggie Shuford
Krasner has tackled some of the great injustices that his predecessors carried out. He also has more work to do to effectively improve the criminal...
By Reggie Shuford
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
In the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma was thriving. Its streets were lined with successful Black-owned...
In the early 1920s, Black Americans were under the siege of direct and indirect racial violence with widespread lynchings, Jim Crow laws, and race riots across the country. And yet, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma was thriving. Its streets were lined with successful Black-owned...
Biden Must Honor Pledge to Immigrant Troops: Rescind Trump Policy Blocking Path to Citizenship
Thousands of service members are in a state of purgatory because of President Biden's failure to end Trump's harmful policy. Ending this policy is...
By Scarlet Kim
Thousands of service members are in a state of purgatory because of President Biden's failure to end Trump's harmful policy. Ending this policy is...
By Scarlet Kim
Abortion Access is at Stake, But We Will Do Everything We Can to Keep Our Clinic’s Doors Open
Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.
By Lori Williams
Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.
By Lori Williams
We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth
This is the first of several lawsuits the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµwill be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.
By James Esseks
This is the first of several lawsuits the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµwill be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.
By James Esseks
The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities
Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.
By Chad Marlow
Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.
By Chad Marlow
What Insights Would RBG Offer About the Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Rights Case?
Coverage of the court’s decision to hear a major abortion-related case has merely skimmed the surface about the impact across society.
By Louise Melling
Coverage of the court’s decision to hear a major abortion-related case has merely skimmed the surface about the impact across society.
By Louise Melling
The Movement to End Police Violence One Year after George Floyd's Murder
One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking the largest protests in American history. What has changed in the...
By Taylor Pendergrass
One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking the largest protests in American history. What has changed in the...
By Taylor Pendergrass
An Arizona Prison Forcibly Shaved a Sikh Man’s Beard. This is a Violation of Religious Freedom.
The Department of Justice must step in to protect incarcerated individuals’ right to exercise their faith.
By Heather L. Weaver
The Department of Justice must step in to protect incarcerated individuals’ right to exercise their faith.
By Heather L. Weaver
Brooklyn Center Provides a Model for Reexamining Public Safety
The only way to end police violence is to reduce the roles, resources, and power of police. Brooklyn Center Minnesota just provided a model for...
The only way to end police violence is to reduce the roles, resources, and power of police. Brooklyn Center Minnesota just provided a model for...