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Eight Supreme Court Cases To Watch
Eight Supreme Court Cases To WatchThese undecided cases will have immense implications for our civil liberties.
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What We Are Seeing at Anti-War Protests
What We Are Seeing at Anti-War ProtestsActivists at our nation’s academic institutions and beyond must be protected.
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This SCOTUS Case Threatens Emergency Abortion Care
This SCOTUS Case Threatens Emergency Abortion CareThe consequential case will determine the fate of pregnant people's federal right to emergency care.
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A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Mandatory Detention
A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Mandatory DetentionA refugee faces immigration detention and possible deportation even though the U.S. is the only home he has ever known.
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Police Want to Treat Your Data Privacy Like Garbage. The Courts Shouldn't Let Them.
Police Want to Treat Your Data Privacy Like Garbage. The Courts Shouldn't Let Them.In a case pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, police want unimpeded access to all the information on a cell phone, just because the physical device was lost or left behind. But the doctrine they cite is a poor fit for the digital age.
Protecting Students' Free Speech: Anthony Romero's Message to Graduates
Protecting Students' Free Speech: Anthony Romero's Message to GraduatesIn his City College commencement speech, Anthony Romero urged graduates to champion free speech and open dialogue on campus.
Anti-Abortion Extremists Want to Use the 150-Year-Old Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Nationwide
Anti-Abortion Extremists Want to Use the 150-Year-Old Comstock Act to Ban Abortion NationwideThe dangerous legal theory endorsed by one of Trump's top anti-abortion strategists