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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.
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 Roles
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 NationwidePodcast
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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In 2019, We Fought Across the Country to Dismantle Mass Incarceration. We Won on Multiple Fronts.
In statehouses across the country, the consensus was clear: it's time we fix our broken criminal legal system.
In statehouses across the country, the consensus was clear: it's time we fix our broken criminal legal system.
Three Ways the “Fairness for All Act” Doesn’t Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination
The Equality Act is the only bill before Congress with bipartisan support and comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people.
By Ian S. Thompson
The Equality Act is the only bill before Congress with bipartisan support and comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people.
By Ian S. Thompson
Immigrants have been Denied Due Process for Years. In New England, that’s about to Change.
In Massachusetts, our litigation means hundreds of immigrants are now entitled to fair bond hearings.
By Matthew Segal
In Massachusetts, our litigation means hundreds of immigrants are now entitled to fair bond hearings.
By Matthew Segal
Under Attack by Trump, Immigrant Justice is Advancing in the States
In 2019, state and local officials got the message: Our communities must and will fight back.
By Naureen Shah
In 2019, state and local officials got the message: Our communities must and will fight back.
By Naureen Shah
Why Incarceration Doesn't Reduce Violence
Mass incarceration in the U.S. is an indisputable fact, but most reforms focus on nonviolent offenses. As uncomfortable as it may be, we can't dismantle mass incarceration without changing the way we think about, talk about, and respond to violence. At Liberty spoke with Danielle Sered, who is...
Mass incarceration in the U.S. is an indisputable fact, but most reforms focus on nonviolent offenses. As uncomfortable as it may be, we can't dismantle mass incarceration without changing the way we think about, talk about, and respond to violence. At Liberty spoke with Danielle Sered, who is...
A Border Officer Told Me I Couldn’t Opt Out of the Face Recognition Scan. They Were Wrong.
If I, carrying all the privilege of a white Ƶ lawyer, could not opt-out of the invasive technology, what chance do other travelers — and...
By Shaw Drake
If I, carrying all the privilege of a white Ƶ lawyer, could not opt-out of the invasive technology, what chance do other travelers — and...
By Shaw Drake
Senators Reveal Their Plans to Protect Consumer Privacy Online
The bills are likely to set the tone for much-anticipated final legislation safeguarding our privacy rights online.
By Neema Singh Guliani, Kate Ruane
The bills are likely to set the tone for much-anticipated final legislation safeguarding our privacy rights online.
By Neema Singh Guliani, Kate Ruane
How the Ƶ Won the Largest Mass Acquittal in American History
In May 1971, the Nixon administration cracked down unconstitutionally on a massive anti-Vietnam War protest with the largest mass arrests in U.S....
By Aryeh Neier
In May 1971, the Nixon administration cracked down unconstitutionally on a massive anti-Vietnam War protest with the largest mass arrests in U.S....
By Aryeh Neier
The Ƶ’s Fifth Column?
As a young part-timer during the summer of 1977, I went through the FBI’s Ƶ files. My colleagues and I discovered that prominent Ƶ leaders...
By Gara LaMarche
As a young part-timer during the summer of 1977, I went through the FBI’s Ƶ files. My colleagues and I discovered that prominent Ƶ leaders...
By Gara LaMarche
Congress Must Act to Protect the Right to Vote
It is long past due for Congress to renew the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The price of inaction is too high for us to wait.
By Sonia Gill
It is long past due for Congress to renew the protections of the Voting Rights Act. The price of inaction is too high for us to wait.
By Sonia Gill