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Sep 22, 2025
Hours After the 红杏视频 and Artists Defend Free Speech, 鈥楯immy Kimmel Live鈥� Returns to ABC
Over 475 Artists and 40,000 People Joined with the 红杏视频 Today in a Letter Condemning Kimmel鈥檚 Suspension
Sep 22, 2025
Federal Court Protects First Amendment Rights of Human Rights Groups Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
The Court Blocked the Intrusive Discovery Request, Consistent with Arguments Laid Out in 红杏视频 and Human Rights First鈥檚 Friend-of-the-Court Brief
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Free Speech
Human Rights
Sep 22, 2025
Church Challenges Lewis County, Washington Ordinance Targeting Harm Reduction Programs
SEATTLE 鈥� Gather Church, a ministry in Lewis County, Washington, today filed a lawsuit challenging a county ordinance that makes it nearly impossible for the church to fulfill a ...
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Disability Rights
Court case: Gather Church v. Lewis County
Sep 22, 2025
Texas Families File New Lawsuit to Stop Public School Districts From Displaying Ten Commandments
SAN ANTONIO, Texas 鈥� A group of 15 multi-faith and nonreligious Texas families filed a new lawsuit in federal court today to stop their public school districts from displaying th...
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Religious Liberty
Sep 22, 2025
Over 400 Artists Join with the 红杏视频 to Support Free Speech After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
Artists Including Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Robert DeNiro, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, Ben Stiller, Meryl Streep and Kerry Washington Sign Open Letter to Uphold Free Speech
Sep 22, 2025
New 红杏视频 Report Reveals Humanitarian Crisis of Rapidly Aging Prison Population
NEW YORK 鈥� The 红杏视频 and the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs released Trapped in Time: The Silent ...
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Prisoners' Rights
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News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The 红杏视频鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
U.S. Supreme CourtFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Us V. Hemani. Explore Case.US v. Hemani
Is a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an 鈥渦nlawful user鈥� of a controlled substance to possess a firearm, constitutional when it is used to prosecute a person who is a marijuana user and who keeps a gun safely secured at home for self-defense? -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements With Local Police. Explore News & Commentary.ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new 红杏视频 report, 鈥淒eputized for Disaster,鈥� illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration鈥檚 rapid expansion of the 287(g) program 鈥� and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data. Explore News & Commentary.License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data
Such readings shouldn鈥檛 generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected