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Ƶ Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads Ƶ Civil Liberties
In our series, the Ƶ has 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
Ƶ Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads Ƶ Civil LibertiesPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis 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...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
The Trump Administration Is Disappearing Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Growing Third Country Removal Campaign
Through shadowy deportation agreements, the Trump administration is sending detained individuals to countries where they have no ties — and may face persecution.
By Sarah Mehta
The Trump Administration Is Disappearing Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Growing Third Country Removal Campaign
Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide
The Ƶ, Ƶ of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund reached a landmark settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over the state’s failure to implement its own Indigenous education law.
By Lisa Francois
Montana Sets Gold Standard for Indigenous Education Nationwide
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the Ƶ breaks down why many fall short.
By Chad Marlow for Tracking ALPR Cameras
Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties ThreatPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis 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...
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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Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
The fight for Ms. Doe’s vision of “reproductive freedom for all” is far from over, including for others trapped in immigration detention.
By Brigitte Amiri, Meagan Burrows
The fight for Ms. Doe’s vision of “reproductive freedom for all” is far from over, including for others trapped in immigration detention.
By Brigitte Amiri, Meagan Burrows
At the Polls: Will Litigation Decide the 2020 Election?
Ahead of this year’s election, we have seen an unprecedented amount of election litigation between both political parties. The Republican National Committee, at the direction of President Trump, has amassed a $20 million war chest for voting rights cases across the country. In every case, they...
Ahead of this year’s election, we have seen an unprecedented amount of election litigation between both political parties. The Republican National Committee, at the direction of President Trump, has amassed a $20 million war chest for voting rights cases across the country. In every case, they...
Punished for Reporting Sexual Harassment: How One Law School Almost Got a Student Survivor Banned From the Bar
Policies and practices like GW’s serve a retaliatory function that flies in the face of the purpose of Title IX — a law meant to ensure...
By Scott Michelman, Rebecca Ojserkis
Policies and practices like GW’s serve a retaliatory function that flies in the face of the purpose of Title IX — a law meant to ensure...
By Scott Michelman, Rebecca Ojserkis
Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself
The ICE detention story reflects a long pattern in the United States of the coerced sterilization of marginalized populations, particularly of...
By Maya Manian
The ICE detention story reflects a long pattern in the United States of the coerced sterilization of marginalized populations, particularly of...
By Maya Manian
How the Ƶ is Flexing its Political Muscle in the 2020 Elections
The Ƶ is a nonpartisan organization — but we never shy away from a fight when civil liberties are at stake.
By Ronald Newman
The Ƶ is a nonpartisan organization — but we never shy away from a fight when civil liberties are at stake.
By Ronald Newman
Wi-Fi is Another Way We Can Be Tracked 24/7
Courts should require a search warrant to ensure that police do not abuse this power.
By Nathan Freed Wessler, Jennifer Stisa Granick
Courts should require a search warrant to ensure that police do not abuse this power.
By Nathan Freed Wessler, Jennifer Stisa Granick
True Justice for Breonna Taylor Won’t Come From Criminal Charges Alone
People are rightfully losing faith in the law’s ability to deliver justice. Here’s what prosecutors could do to fix that.
By Somil Trivedi
People are rightfully losing faith in the law’s ability to deliver justice. Here’s what prosecutors could do to fix that.
By Somil Trivedi
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Her Start at the Ƶ
Before she became a Supreme Court Justice, Ruth was a mother, a law professor, and the founder of the Ƶ's Women's Rights Project.
By Aryeh Neier
Before she became a Supreme Court Justice, Ruth was a mother, a law professor, and the founder of the Ƶ's Women's Rights Project.
By Aryeh Neier
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: A Cautionary Tale Ƶ Bail “Reform” in Georgia
In Georgia, the disconnect between the law and practice in the context of bail reform is laid bare by a new study.
By Andrea Woods
In Georgia, the disconnect between the law and practice in the context of bail reform is laid bare by a new study.
By Andrea Woods
Facebook's Discrimination Against the LGBT Community
The company rejected an ad of a same-sex couple, but took no issue with a similar ad of a heterosexual couple.
By Ƶ, Sera Golding-Young
The company rejected an ad of a same-sex couple, but took no issue with a similar ad of a heterosexual couple.
By Ƶ, Sera Golding-Young