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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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Nov 16, 2018

Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections For Students Filing Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault

By Emma J. Roth, Shayna Medley

Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections For Students Filing Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault

Nov 16, 2018

Illinois Police Killed a Black Security Guard Who Was Doing His Job

By Paige Fernandez

Illinois Police Killed a Black Security Guard Who Was Doing His Job

Nov 16, 2018

ICE Is Targeting Activists in Vermont. And the State’s DMV Has Been Helping Them.

By Ashoka Mukpo

ICE Is Targeting Activists in Vermont. And the State’s DMV Has Been Helping Them.

Nov 15, 2018

What’s the Deal With Florida?

Florida seems perpetually to be at the center of the national conversation and news cycle. The current recount to determine the results of Florida's Senate and gubernatorial races is just the latest in a series of high-profile elections and attention-grabbing cases in the Sunshine State. This...

What’s the Deal With Florida?

Nov 15, 2018

Prisoners Are Getting Paid $1.45 a Day to Fight the California Wildfires

By David Fathi