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What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

‘Tis 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...

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

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Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

A demonstrator holding a sign that says Defend Democracy.

From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.

Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

A detention facility near Newark Airport.

Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse.

By Haddy Gassama

Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Donald Trump pose with FIFA officials in bright orange referee jerseys and medals during the awards ceremony after Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.

By Alaina Ruffin, Jamil Dakwar

ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup

Families share how Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order upended their hopes, and forced them to consider early births or leaving the U.S.

By Hibah Ansari, Lora Strum

‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats

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What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

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Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.

Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration

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May 24, 2019

DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

By Naureen Shah

DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

May 24, 2019

Black Trans Women Are Being Murdered in the Streets. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Turn Us Away From Shelters and Health Care.

By LaLa B Holston-Zannell

Black Trans Women Are Being Murdered in the Streets. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Turn Us Away From Shelters and Health Care.

May 24, 2019

When President Trump Rejects Congressional Subpoenas, He Rejects the Constitution and the Powers It Gave Congress

By David Cole

When President Trump Rejects Congressional Subpoenas, He Rejects the Constitution and the Powers It Gave Congress

May 24, 2019

Alabama Is Trying to Ban Abortion. Today We Filed Suit to Stop Them.

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas

Alabama Is Trying to Ban Abortion. Today We Filed Suit to Stop Them.

May 23, 2019

The Next President Can Cut Incarceration Rates in Half

By Udi Ofer

A group of incarcerated people walking a concrete yard

The Next President Can Cut Incarceration Rates in Half

May 23, 2019

At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on “Booksmart”

Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman, the director and the writer of the new movie “Booksmart,” joined At Liberty to talk about storytelling, casting without bias, and why "The Big Lebowski" was an inspiration. Wilde is known for her roles on TV shows such as “The O.C.” and “House” and in...

At Liberty Live! Feat. Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman on “Booksmart”

May 23, 2019

An Outright Reversal of Roe V. Wade Isn’t All We Should Fear

By Louise Melling