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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 CampaignPodcast
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.
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 Threat
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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The Problem With Censoring Political Speech Online 鈥� Including Trump鈥檚
No one is required to publish politicians鈥� speech, but online platforms should be cautious when censoring them.
By Vera Eidelman, Kate Ruane
No one is required to publish politicians鈥� speech, but online platforms should be cautious when censoring them.
By Vera Eidelman, Kate Ruane
Taxation by Citation
The system of fines and fees to collect revenue for local governments is broken. It鈥檚 time for us to let our governments know our demand: No more...
By Emily Reina Dindial, Nicole Zayas Fortier
The system of fines and fees to collect revenue for local governments is broken. It鈥檚 time for us to let our governments know our demand: No more...
By Emily Reina Dindial, Nicole Zayas Fortier
Orange County鈥檚 Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population During the Pandemic is a Model for the Nation
The court-ordered victory shows that decarceration is not only possible going forward, it鈥檚 critically important.
By Corene Kendrick, Daisy Ramirez, Somil Trivedi
The court-ordered victory shows that decarceration is not only possible going forward, it鈥檚 critically important.
By Corene Kendrick, Daisy Ramirez, Somil Trivedi
No More Spying on Journalists
Existing Justice Department policies have not prevented abusive spying on reporters. The White House, Justice Department, and Congress need to...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick, Patrick Toomey
Existing Justice Department policies have not prevented abusive spying on reporters. The White House, Justice Department, and Congress need to...
By Jennifer Stisa Granick, Patrick Toomey
The 鈥業CE Kids鈥�
For years, ICE has been holding teenagers in indefinite detention thousands of miles away from their families. And it won鈥檛 tell anyone why.
By Ashoka Mukpo
For years, ICE has been holding teenagers in indefinite detention thousands of miles away from their families. And it won鈥檛 tell anyone why.
By Ashoka Mukpo
Patient Privacy Is Not Just 红杏视频 Medical Ethics 鈥� It's Vital to Racial Equity and Disability Rights
We should empower patients to seek care by maintaining the strongest possible medical confidentiality rules instead of watering down critical...
By Noam Shemtov
We should empower patients to seek care by maintaining the strongest possible medical confidentiality rules instead of watering down critical...
By Noam Shemtov
Canceling Student Debt Can Help Build Black Women鈥檚 Futures
We don鈥檛 need more shallow praise for 鈥渟aving鈥� the nation 鈥� we need Biden to cancel our student debt.
By Shakya Cherry-Donaldson
We don鈥檛 need more shallow praise for 鈥渟aving鈥� the nation 鈥� we need Biden to cancel our student debt.
By Shakya Cherry-Donaldson
Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary 鈥� and We Have Proof
Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit 鈥� but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's...
By Jessica Bansal
Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit 鈥� but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's...
By Jessica Bansal
Resilience, Liberation, and the Interconnectedness of Pride
If Marsha and Sylvia taught us anything, it鈥檚 that if Pride doesn鈥檛 include all of us, it doesn鈥檛 hold meaning for any of us.
If Marsha and Sylvia taught us anything, it鈥檚 that if Pride doesn鈥檛 include all of us, it doesn鈥檛 hold meaning for any of us.
Lives First, Profits Later: How To Close the Global Vaccine Gap
In the U.S., it鈥檚 easy to think we鈥檙e in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again from movie theaters鈥� open doors. 聽As of this recording, more than 60% of US adults...
In the U.S., it鈥檚 easy to think we鈥檙e in the final chapter of this global pandemic. Baseball stadiums have replaced cardboard cutouts with screaming fans, and the aroma of fresh popcorn is wafting once again from movie theaters鈥� open doors. 聽As of this recording, more than 60% of US adults...