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Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
Due to recent cuts to reporting requirements of deaths occurring after release, the complete number of deaths in and outside of detention could be even higher.
By Sofia Gonzalez
Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump AdministrationPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
Attorney Ashley Johnson reflects how Gloria Steinem shares the work of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and how it lit the way for her own future in advocacy.
By Ashley Johnson
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
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 Liberties
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 RolesPodcast
What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
On March 15, 2025, the Trump administration deported more than 100 people to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador — in defiance of a federal judge’s orders. They hadn’t been found...
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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Expanded Immigration Detention: Locking Up Those Yearning to Breathe Free
By Chris Rickerd
By Chris Rickerd
The Patriot Act Anniversary Week Round-Up
The Patriot Act turned 10 on Wednesday. And all we got were violations of our civil liberties.
By Allie Bohm
The Patriot Act turned 10 on Wednesday. And all we got were violations of our civil liberties.
By Allie Bohm
A Tool in the Government's War on Privacy? Absolutely. But in Its War on Terror? Not So Much…
Delaying notice to an ever-growing number of people that their homes and businesses have been searched opens the door for law enforcement to...
By Robyn Greene
Delaying notice to an ever-growing number of people that their homes and businesses have been searched opens the door for law enforcement to...
By Robyn Greene
The Whole World Is Watching: Your Right to Videotape Police
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By ºìÐÓÊÓƵ
Voices from Inside Detention
By Molly Lauterback
By Molly Lauterback
Leaving Women Out in the Cold
By Deborah J. Vagins
By Deborah J. Vagins
Fighting for a Day in Court for an American Tortured on U.S. Soil
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By ºìÐÓÊÓƵ
Oakland Police Raid on Occupy Oakland Raises Serious Questions
OPD’s early morning raid of the Occupy Oakland encampment demands full transparency and accountability.
By Linda Lye
OPD’s early morning raid of the Occupy Oakland encampment demands full transparency and accountability.
By Linda Lye
Locked Up with No End in Sight
By Ahilan Arulanantham
By Ahilan Arulanantham
Prominent Texans Call for DNA Testing Before November Execution Date