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Project 2025 Promises to Harm Our Communities and Turn Presidents Into Kings. We Won’t Stand for It.
Anyone who cares about the people, should also care about the dire impact that the Trump-backed Project 2025 will have on our civil liberties and civil rights.
By Mike Zamore
Project 2025 Promises to Harm Our Communities and Turn Presidents Into Kings. We Won’t Stand for It.Podcast
How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports
This Friday, July 26, the summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, France. From the athletes and storylines, to dreams being made and records being broken, the spirit of the Olympics brings out the...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.
The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth.
By Gillian Branstetter
The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.How Our Historic Election Cycle Will Impact Civil Liberties
We’re sharing our battle-ready playbook to defend our civil liberties and civil rights no matter who wins the White House this year.
By Anthony D. Romero
How Our Historic Election Cycle Will Impact Civil LibertiesHigh School Students Explain Why We Can’t Let Classroom Censorship Win
We spoke to students about why book bans and efforts to restrict instruction on diverse topics, like racism or sexism, only make learning harder.
By Elisabeth Snyder, Allison Swann
High School Students Explain Why We Can’t Let Classroom Censorship WinPodcast
How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports
This Friday, July 26, the summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, France. From the athletes and storylines, to dreams being made and records being broken, the spirit of the Olympics brings out the...
Latest on COVID-19
Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.
By Anthony D. Romero, David Cole
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.
By Anthony D. Romero, David Cole
In Kansas, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Is Challenging Anti-Trans Laws in Court, and by Building Community
Kansas has temporarily blocked trans people from accessing gender-affirming state IDs, and we’re fighting back.
By ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, D.C. Hiegert
Kansas has temporarily blocked trans people from accessing gender-affirming state IDs, and we’re fighting back.
By ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, D.C. Hiegert
How is One of America's Biggest Spy Agencies Using AI? We're Suing to Find Out.
AI tools have the potential to expand the National Security Agency’s surveillance dragnet more than ever before. The public deserves to know how...
By Shaiba Rather, Patrick Toomey
AI tools have the potential to expand the National Security Agency’s surveillance dragnet more than ever before. The public deserves to know how...
By Shaiba Rather, Patrick Toomey
Special Edition: Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUS
Today, on April 24, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine the future of emergency abortion care. At issue in the...
Today, on April 24, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine the future of emergency abortion care. At issue in the...
The Supreme Court Declined a Protestors' Rights Case. Here's What You Need to Know.
We break down what the cert denial and Justice Sotomayor’s accompanying statement mean for protesters and protest organizers.
By Urooba Abid, Vera Eidelman
We break down what the cert denial and Justice Sotomayor’s accompanying statement mean for protesters and protest organizers.
By Urooba Abid, Vera Eidelman
Final ‘Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’ Regulations Were Released—And It’s Great News for Women
The landmark mandate is a heartening step forward for pregnant individuals — learn more about what it entails.
By Gillian Thomas
The landmark mandate is a heartening step forward for pregnant individuals — learn more about what it entails.
By Gillian Thomas
The Government Denies People Access to Asylum Because of Language Barriers. We're Fighting Back.
Language access problems plague every step of the asylum process, denying people with limited English proficiency their right to seek asylum.
By My Khanh Ngo, Noelle Smith
Language access problems plague every step of the asylum process, denying people with limited English proficiency their right to seek asylum.
By My Khanh Ngo, Noelle Smith
SCOTUS Will Decide If Homelessness Can be Punished
On April 22, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant court case about the rights of people...
On April 22, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant court case about the rights of people...
Our New 4/20 Merch and Ongoing Fight for Legalization
Check out our new 4/20 products designed to inform, inspire, and mobilize in the fight for marijuana legalization.
By Kia Winter, Johanna Silver
Check out our new 4/20 products designed to inform, inspire, and mobilize in the fight for marijuana legalization.
By Kia Winter, Johanna Silver
Live from Brooklyn Public Library: The Power of Poetry and Magical Thinking
From the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, this is At Liberty. I'm Kendall Ciesemier, your host. ...
From the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, this is At Liberty. I'm Kendall Ciesemier, your host. ...