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红杏视频 Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads 红杏视频 Civil Liberties
In our series, the 红杏视频 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
红杏视频 Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads 红杏视频 Civil LibertiesPodcast
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...
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 鈥� 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 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund reached a landmark settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over the state鈥檚 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鈥檚 announcement of operational changes, the 红杏视频 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...
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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Why The Fight for Paid Sick Leave is a Civil Rights Issue
As our nation grapples with its grievous legacy of racism, it is imperative to call out policies and practices that exacerbate inequality.
By Ronald Newman, Louise Melling
As our nation grapples with its grievous legacy of racism, it is imperative to call out policies and practices that exacerbate inequality.
By Ronald Newman, Louise Melling
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
We鈥檙e coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women鈥檚 suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
We鈥檙e coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women鈥檚 suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of...
"The Very Prescription is to Stay Home": What it鈥檚 Like to be Evicted During a Global Pandemic
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
As moratoriums on eviction lift across the country, tens of millions of people could lose their shelter during a public health crisis.
By Leila Rafei
For Love and For Life, LGBTQ People Are Not Going Back
Long before marriage equality was before the U.S. Supreme Court, the 红杏视频 fought for LGBTQ rights.
By Marcia M. Gallo
Long before marriage equality was before the U.S. Supreme Court, the 红杏视频 fought for LGBTQ rights.
By Marcia M. Gallo
The U.S. Postal Service Was Never a Business. Stop Treating it Like One.
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Congress should do everything in its power to ensure the U.S. Postal Service remains vibrant and strong.
By Chad Marlow
Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security. Its Tactics are Fearsome.
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
The very premise of a "homeland security" bureaucracy is chilling. It's a loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee table in the Oval Office.
By Anthony D. Romero
Not Just a Bad President, Trump is a 鈥淗olmesian Bad Man.鈥� Act Accordingly.
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Donald Trump's unbound corruption and authoritarianism will require more than just ordinary checks and balances.
By Russell Pearce, Evan Wolfson
Amendment 4 is Back in Court as Florida Fights Our Victory Over its Modern-Day Poll Tax
If the appeals court affirms the lower court鈥檚 judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
If the appeals court affirms the lower court鈥檚 judgment, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time...
By Anton Marino
Tracking Apps are Unlikely to Help Stop COVID-19
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus...
By Jay Stanley, Jon Callas
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops
In the last month, we鈥檝e seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear...
In the last month, we鈥檝e seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear...