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‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter With Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In Voting
One voter with cerebral palsy shares how Trump’s executive order against mail-in ballots limits voting accessibility and keeps voters with disabilities out of the election process.
By Nick Papadopoulos
‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter With Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In VotingPodcast
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...
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.
Congress Must Preserve Military Women’s Ability to Serve in Ground Combat Roles
After a decade of progress, the Trump administration wants to turn back the clock for women serving in ground combat roles. Congress must act.
By Vania Leveille
Congress Must Preserve Military Women’s Ability to Serve in Ground Combat Roles
ACLU Calls on Congress to to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
ACLU and partners urged members of Congress during Community Safety Week to pass legislation that allows people to sue federal law enforcement when they violate their rights.
By Nicole Ndumele, Nina Patel
ACLU Calls on Congress to to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk
Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major civil rights organization, is the Trump administration's latest effort to punish groups it doesn't like.
By Mike Zamore
Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at RiskPodcast
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...
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.
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By Jonathan Salinas
By Jonathan Salinas
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By Hamida Labi
By Hamida Labi
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By Cynthia Pompa
By Cynthia Pompa
As Trump Tweets Hateful Threats, States are Protecting Immigrant Rights
By Naureen Shah
By Naureen Shah
Supreme Court Undermines Religious Neutrality In Permitting Giant Governmental Cross
By Daniel Mach, Heather L. Weaver
By Daniel Mach, Heather L. Weaver
The Next Frontier in Data Privacy
This week marks the one-year anniversary of arguably the most important privacy ruling of the digital age. In Carpenter v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that police violated the Fourth Amendment when they secured months’ worth of a robbery suspect's location information from his...
This week marks the one-year anniversary of arguably the most important privacy ruling of the digital age. In Carpenter v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that police violated the Fourth Amendment when they secured months’ worth of a robbery suspect's location information from his...
To Create a More Perfect Union, We the People Need Reparations to Heal Our Wounded Souls
This is a call for a reparatory justice curriculum to rewrite the story of our dispossession and the debt owed to the descendants of the enslaved...
By Joyce E. King
This is a call for a reparatory justice curriculum to rewrite the story of our dispossession and the debt owed to the descendants of the enslaved...
By Joyce E. King
Waking the Sleeping Giant: After Some States Pass Abortion Bans, Other States Pass New Protections
By Jessica Arons
By Jessica Arons
