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As a result of a Trump administration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while the U.S. considers their cases, tens of thousands of people are stranded in squalid and dangerous conditions on the other side of the southern border. Scores of people who are fleeing persecution have been...

A trial court’s rejection of the findings by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit is the latest example of the powers that...

By Somil Trivedi, Anthony Rothert

The state's quick retreat should serve as a lesson for other legislatures: if you criminalize protest, we will sue.

By Vera Eidelman

Overcrowded shelters, kidnappings, and unsanitary living conditions are the norm in a growing humanitarian crisis.

By Ashoka Mukpo

We’re challenging the Trump administration’s refusals rule in court, because religion isn’t license to discriminate.

By Lindsey Kaley

The Smart Justice 50 State Blueprints are the product of over two years collecting data, analyzing policies, and learning from people impacted by...

By Udi Ofer, Nicole Zayas Fortier

Her story is at once exceptionally tragic and a paradigmatic example of how our immigration legal system is failing — and tearing families apart.

By Naureen Shah

It's time to stop payday lenders in Nebraska from taking advantage of communities of color.

By Jennifer Bellamy

While abortion restrictions have left six states with only a single clinic standing, other states are finding ways to expand access. We speak with Heather Gatnarek, a staff attorney at the ACLU of Kentucky, who is helping fend off sustained attacks on what remains of reproductive care in that...

In recent speeches, the Secretary of State sermonized while the Attorney General denigrated non-theists.

By Heather L. Weaver