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Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not 鈥淪ave Women鈥檚 Sports鈥�
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving.
By Gillian Branstetter
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not 鈥淪ave Women鈥檚 Sports鈥�Podcast
What鈥檚 On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
鈥楾is the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here鈥檚 how we're fighting back and what comes next.
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new 桃子视频report, 鈥淒eputized for Disaster,鈥� illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration鈥檚 rapid expansion of the 287(g) program 鈥� and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them.
By Mary Sadallah
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms.
By Elvia Montoya
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk: I Saw the Horrors of ICE Detention Firsthand. It is No Place for a Child.
As she witnesses the news of ICE detaining thousands of children, child development scholar R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk reflects on how detention and deportation negatively impact children for a lifetime, in relation to her own experiences of being detained.
By R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk
R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk: I Saw the Horrors of ICE Detention Firsthand. It is No Place for a Child.Podcast
What鈥檚 On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
鈥楾is the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here鈥檚 how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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Anniversary of 鈥楤loody Sunday鈥� Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for...
By Temi Adeoye
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for...
By Temi Adeoye
Trump's Attempt to Deride NLRB Won't Stop Power of Collective Actions
While the NLRB鈥檚 reopening is encouraging, workers must rely on each other to fulfill the promise of collective action.
By Alejandro Agustin Ortiz
While the NLRB鈥檚 reopening is encouraging, workers must rely on each other to fulfill the promise of collective action.
By Alejandro Agustin Ortiz
Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models
Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty 鈥� as well as our sanity 鈥� against omnipresent AI surveillance.
By Jay Stanley
Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty 鈥� as well as our sanity 鈥� against omnipresent AI surveillance.
By Jay Stanley
Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It鈥檚 Complicated.
We鈥檝e been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers鈥� electronic devices at international...
By Esha Bhandari, Nathan Freed Wessler, Noa Yachot
We鈥檝e been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers鈥� electronic devices at international...
By Esha Bhandari, Nathan Freed Wessler, Noa Yachot
A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia
The government may not threaten funding cuts as a tool to pressure recipients into suppressing First Amendment鈥損rotected speech.
By David Cole, Eugene Volokh, Michael C. Dorf
The government may not threaten funding cuts as a tool to pressure recipients into suppressing First Amendment鈥損rotected speech.
By David Cole, Eugene Volokh, Michael C. Dorf
A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil
Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.
By Mahmoud Khalil
Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.
By Mahmoud Khalil
Trump's Department of Education Attack Explained
The Trump administration just issued an executive order to begin dismantling the Education Department, putting millions of students鈥� education...
By Ricardo Mimbela, Deirdre Schifeling
The Trump administration just issued an executive order to begin dismantling the Education Department, putting millions of students鈥� education...
By Ricardo Mimbela, Deirdre Schifeling
Know Your Disability Rights with Zoe Brennan-Krohn and Nicole Jorwic
Seventeen. That鈥檚 the number of states suing the US government to end federal protections for disabled individuals. 880 billion. That鈥檚 the...
Seventeen. That鈥檚 the number of states suing the US government to end federal protections for disabled individuals. 880 billion. That鈥檚 the...
Singled Out for Speaking Up: How UCSC Seized My Digital Life After I Joined a Lawsuit Against Them
A student is suing UC Santa Cruz to challenge the unconstitutional search and seizure of her phone in retaliation for her participation in a...
By Anonymous
A student is suing UC Santa Cruz to challenge the unconstitutional search and seizure of her phone in retaliation for her participation in a...
By Anonymous
Rights of Federal Employees with Disabilities, Explained
The Trump administration has issued a number of directives affecting federal employees with disabilities, but laws protecting these workers remain.
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn
The Trump administration has issued a number of directives affecting federal employees with disabilities, but laws protecting these workers remain.
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn
