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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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This Week in Civil Liberties (10/21/2011)
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"We Don't Need a Warrant, We're ICE"
By Lindsay Kee
By Lindsay Kee
Mapping the FBI: Documents Show Widespread Racial and Religious Profiling by Government
We're exposing the ways in which vastly expanded FBI investigative authority has resulted in the unconstitutional investigation of American...
We're exposing the ways in which vastly expanded FBI investigative authority has resulted in the unconstitutional investigation of American...
Online Privacy Law Turns a Quarter of a Century Old Today
By Nicole Ozer
By Nicole Ozer
"I Was Scared for My Life": Trapped in Detention With a Mental Disability
By Sarah Mehta
By Sarah Mehta
Too Big to Ignore: Criminal Justice Reform Can't Wait
By Jennifer Bellamy
By Jennifer Bellamy
Aww, an Anniversary Present for Us, How Nice!
Patrick Leahy announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be marking up a bill to reform ECPA by the end of the year.
By Chris Calabrese
Patrick Leahy announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be marking up a bill to reform ECPA by the end of the year.
By Chris Calabrese
Three Faces of Racial Profiling: Immigrants are the Latest Victims
By Joanne Lin
By Joanne Lin
Ending The Laws That Fuel Mass Detention and Deportation
By Judy Rabinovitz
By Judy Rabinovitz
Want to Read My Email? Not Without a Warrant.
By Catherine Crump
By Catherine Crump