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Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Going into the midterms, voters are feeling the squeeze in their wallets and need relief. The answer lies in holding accountable politicians who prioritize their wealthy benefactors over them.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.Podcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
ACLU experts break down how data centers negatively impact communities, violate civil liberties, and how we can respond.
By Jina John
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
'Let the Record Show' Tells a Story of the Queer Black Attorney Who Laid the Foundation for Racial and Gender Rights
In a 1965 case to combat racial and gender discrimination in jury selection, Pauli Murray's imaginative and visionary legal theory shows how pushing the boundaries of legal frameworks can expand who the Constitution protects.
By Hibah Ansari
'Let the Record Show' Tells a Story of the Queer Black Attorney Who Laid the Foundation for Racial and Gender Rights
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
The ACLU could have its busiest Supreme Court term ever, with potential cases on immigration, voting rights, and religious freedom in schools.
By Cecillia Wang
This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at StakePodcast
The Lawyer Who Changed the Way We Look at Discrimination
Years before the Supreme Court recognized its first sex discrimination claim, a visionary lawyer named Pauli Murray was building a case that said the 14th Amendment protects against both race and...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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At Liberty Live! Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity and the Law
As part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s "Night of Philosophy and Ideas," renowned philosopher and NYT Ethicist columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah joined host Emerson Sykes — and a live audience! — to discuss identity, ethics, and the law.
As part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s "Night of Philosophy and Ideas," renowned philosopher and NYT Ethicist columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah joined host Emerson Sykes — and a live audience! — to discuss identity, ethics, and the law.
When Colleges Confine Free Speech to a ‘Zone,’ It Isn’t Free
By Emerson Sykes, Vera Eidelman
By Emerson Sykes, Vera Eidelman
How to Shine a Light on U.S. Government Surveillance of Americans
By Noor Zafar
By Noor Zafar
Ohio Bucks a Bad Trend With New Police Body Camera Law
By Chad Marlow, Gary Daniels
By Chad Marlow, Gary Daniels
The Supreme Court Is Considering Whether the Government Can Dodge the First Amendment by Outsourcing Its Power
By Lamya Agarwala
By Lamya Agarwala
High School Could Have Been Hell for My Transgender Son. Don't Make It Hell for the Next Kid.
By Melissa DeStefano
By Melissa DeStefano
ICE Partners Again With a Sheriff It Once Severed Ties With Because of Racial Profiling
By Alissa Ellis
By Alissa Ellis
Congress, Don’t Give DHS Unrestricted Authority to Build a 'Smart Wall'
What Breastfeeding Has to Do With Economic Security
By Liz Morris, Jessica Lee
By Liz Morris, Jessica Lee
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By Daniel Kahn Gillmor
By Daniel Kahn Gillmor
