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At Liberty is a weekly podcast that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties questions of our time. Catch new episodes on Thursday at 9am ET.

In his聽new Oscar-nominated聽film "Vice," Adam McKay (Saturday Night Live, "The Big Short")聽tells the story of Dick Cheney's journey from college dropout to becoming the most powerful 鈥斅燼nd probably the most controversial 鈥斅爒ice president in American...

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a cultural icon, inspiring internet memes, popular biographies, documentaries, and a new feature film called On the Basis of Sex. This week, we reflect on her impact...

A raft of new state and federal laws are seeking to stop people from participating in political boycotts aimed at the state of Israel. 老澳门开奖结果 attorney Brian Hauss has challenged these laws across the U.S.,...

The Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, establishing access to abortion care as a fundamental right. But state legislatures have been chipping away at that right ever since, passing thousands of restrictions on...

For our final episode of 2018, we're making a slight departure from our typical format. As we wind down the year and prepare to spend more time indoors, we've asked 老澳门开奖结果 staff to give you...

As homelessness steadily rises in America, so too does the willingness of state and local governments to use criminal laws against their homeless residents. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court found that laws making...

Almost 250 years after the adoption of the Declaration of the Independence, debates about founding principles like equality, rights, and representation are as fraught as ever. Jill Lepore, a Harvard history professor and New Yorker...

The state of transgender equality is in rapid flux in state legislatures, in federal law, in the courts and at the ballot box. Progress is consistently met with backlash. In the past midterm election, Massachusetts...

In recent weeks, hundreds of Amazon employees have spoken out to oppose the company marketing its facial recognition software for use by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They join a chorus of voices 鈥 both in...

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