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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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Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.

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New state and federal bills seek to limit minors’ access to social media, but civil liberties advocates warn that the resulting online censorship threatens constitutional rights without delivering real safety.

By Hibah Ansari

Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate Kids’ Speech Online Despite Speech Protections

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The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.

By Jeffrey Stein, Christopher Anders

Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.

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This year’s most-read ACLU stories trace a nation grappling with military overreach, attacks on the press, threats to immigrant and transgender communities, and the fight for justice in response.

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Trump, Immigration, Trans Rights: The Stories That Shaped 2025

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What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

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Mar 14, 2019

DHS’s Own Statistics Show That It Is Lying About a Border-Security Crisis

By Chris Rickerd, Shaw Drake

DHS’s Own Statistics Show That It Is Lying About a Border-Security Crisis

Mar 14, 2019

Stop and Frisks Plummeted Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, but Racial Disparities Haven’t Budged

By Michelle Shames, Simon McCormack

Stop and Frisks Plummeted Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, but Racial Disparities Haven’t Budged

Mar 14, 2019

Live from SXSW! Feat. Tom Morello

This week, At Liberty comes to you from Austin, TX, where we recorded in front of a live audience with Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, and The Nightwatchman. We sat down to discuss “Atlas Underground,” Morello’s new album of “social justice ghost stories,” as well...

Live from SXSW! Feat. Tom Morello

Mar 13, 2019

Press Freedom Groups Urge Court to Uphold Core First Amendment Protection in DNC-Russia Lawsuit

By Brett Max Kaufman, Carrie Decell, Gabe Rottman