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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Civil Liberties
In our series, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Back-To-School Bookshelf 2026: Artists, Authors, and Creators Share Their Favorite Reads ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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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Why the FBI Ignores White Supremacist Violence
The FBI is supposed to keep us safe, protect our rights, and defend the rule of law. Yet for more than a century, the FBI has aggressively targeted dissidents, gone after minorities, and overstepped its authority in ways that have defined American policing. Mike German, a former FBI agent,...
The FBI is supposed to keep us safe, protect our rights, and defend the rule of law. Yet for more than a century, the FBI has aggressively targeted dissidents, gone after minorities, and overstepped its authority in ways that have defined American policing. Mike German, a former FBI agent,...
Federal Court Rules That Border Officers Can’t Arbitrarily Search Our Electronic Devices
We don’t lose our privacy rights at the airport or other U.S. ports of entry.
By Hugh Handeyside, Esha Bhandari, Nathan Freed Wessler
We don’t lose our privacy rights at the airport or other U.S. ports of entry.
By Hugh Handeyside, Esha Bhandari, Nathan Freed Wessler
Oklahomans Just Made History — and They Can Do it Again
Oklahomans are ready to shed their title as one of the incarceration capitals of the world. This is the next step.
By Taylor Pendergrass
Oklahomans are ready to shed their title as one of the incarceration capitals of the world. This is the next step.
By Taylor Pendergrass
Cleaning Up the Snake Pit
In the early 1970s, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ lawyer Bruce Ennis successfully reformed New York City’s infamous institution for people with developmental...
By Aryeh Neier
In the early 1970s, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ lawyer Bruce Ennis successfully reformed New York City’s infamous institution for people with developmental...
By Aryeh Neier
Why I'm Fighting for Menstrual Equity in Prison
Access to tampons and pads for incarcerated people is a right, not a privilege. No one should have to beg for what they need to manage their...
By Kimberly Haven
Access to tampons and pads for incarcerated people is a right, not a privilege. No one should have to beg for what they need to manage their...
By Kimberly Haven
Monitoring Facebook for Ad Discrimination
Facebook has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, for everything from its policy on political ads to its logo. But one development that's gotten less attention is its new portal for advertisers. Now, advertisers for housing, employment, and credit no longer have the option to target their ads at...
Facebook has come under a lot of scrutiny lately, for everything from its policy on political ads to its logo. But one development that's gotten less attention is its new portal for advertisers. Now, advertisers for housing, employment, and credit no longer have the option to target their ads at...
We Said We Would See Him in Court and We Did
Fighting for your liberties under Donald Trump.
By David Cole
Fighting for your liberties under Donald Trump.
By David Cole
Trump Wants to Allow Discrimination with Billions of Dollars of Federal Funding
Proposal from Health and Human Services would allow discrimination based on faith — including people who are Jewish, Muslim, Catholic — as well...
By Louise Melling
Proposal from Health and Human Services would allow discrimination based on faith — including people who are Jewish, Muslim, Catholic — as well...
By Louise Melling
Immigrants’ Rights are at Stake in Local Colorado Elections
Holding Aurora, CO City Council Candidates Accountable on Immigrant Detention Conditions
By Anna Dardick, Jen Samano
Holding Aurora, CO City Council Candidates Accountable on Immigrant Detention Conditions
By Anna Dardick, Jen Samano
Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)
The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ºìÐÓÊÓƵ case decided in 1967. But the government‘s regulation of marriage and sex didn’t start with anti-miscegenation laws or end with Loving. Melissa Murray — an expert in family law,...
The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ºìÐÓÊÓƵ case decided in 1967. But the government‘s regulation of marriage and sex didn’t start with anti-miscegenation laws or end with Loving. Melissa Murray — an expert in family law,...