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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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Protecting Students' Free Speech: Anthony Romero's Message to Graduates
In his City College commencement speech, Anthony Romero urged graduates to champion free speech and open dialogue on campus.
By Anthony D. Romero
In his City College commencement speech, Anthony Romero urged graduates to champion free speech and open dialogue on campus.
By Anthony D. Romero
Anti-Abortion Extremists Want to Use the 150-Year-Old Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Nationwide
The dangerous legal theory endorsed by one of Trump's top anti-abortion strategists
By Andrew Beck
The dangerous legal theory endorsed by one of Trump's top anti-abortion strategists
By Andrew Beck
The Long History of Discrimination in Job Hiring Assessments
Job hiring assessments can unfairly discriminate against individuals based on their protected characteristics. We outline how to strive for a...
By Ricardo Mimbela, Olga Akselrod
Job hiring assessments can unfairly discriminate against individuals based on their protected characteristics. We outline how to strive for a...
By Ricardo Mimbela, Olga Akselrod
Let Teen Girls Run the Government
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? That is the question at the center of Girls State, a new Apple TV+...
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? That is the question at the center of Girls State, a new Apple TV+...
A Comic That Illustrates the Fight to Protect Free Speech on Campus
Nowhere is free speech more important than on university campuses. These comics explore why student activism must be protected from censorship and...
By Eda Uzunlar
Nowhere is free speech more important than on university campuses. These comics explore why student activism must be protected from censorship and...
By Eda Uzunlar
Jason Reynolds Is Creating a Literary Archive for the Next Generation
On this episode, At Liberty producer Vanessa Handy speaks with young adult and middle-grade literature author, Jason Reynolds. Though he writes...
On this episode, At Liberty producer Vanessa Handy speaks with young adult and middle-grade literature author, Jason Reynolds. Though he writes...
We Fought for Deaf People on Probation and Parole in Georgia 鈥� and Won
Five years after we sued Georgia鈥檚 supervision agency for failing to accommodate our clients鈥� disabilities, a settlement will ensure everyone...
By West Resendes, Brian Dimmick, Andres Lopez-Delgado
Five years after we sued Georgia鈥檚 supervision agency for failing to accommodate our clients鈥� disabilities, a settlement will ensure everyone...
By West Resendes, Brian Dimmick, Andres Lopez-Delgado
Eight Supreme Court Cases To Watch
This term, the Court will rule in cases addressing reproductive rights, gun control, social media regulation and more hot-button issues.
By Lora Strum
This term, the Court will rule in cases addressing reproductive rights, gun control, social media regulation and more hot-button issues.
By Lora Strum
Drew Afualo Wants You to Be Meaner To Misogynists
May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month and we鈥檙e celebrating with a guest that is sure to make you laugh hard. You might...
May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month and we鈥檙e celebrating with a guest that is sure to make you laugh hard. You might...
States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters
In today鈥檚 world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask
By Jay Stanley
In today鈥檚 world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask
By Jay Stanley
