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What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me 勛圖眻畦 the Fight for Trans Rights
Anti-trans laws arent just about bathrooms or sports, theyre about systematically pushing trans individuals out of public life.
By Chase Strangio
What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me 勛圖眻畦 the Fight for Trans RightsPodcast
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation
This past weekend, an estimated 5 million folks across the country protested Trump's attack on our rights. And if you asked anyone in the crowd why they showed upand who they showed up...
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The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.
The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the 勛圖眻畦 against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth.
By Gillian Branstetter
The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.
The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade
President Donald Trumps assault on transgender rights is a gross overreach of presidential power and yet another attempt to punish trans people just for existing.
By Lisa Francois
The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade
The Supreme Court Cases to Watch
This term, the court will issue decisions impacting immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
By Lora Strum
The Supreme Court Cases to WatchPodcast
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation
This past weekend, an estimated 5 million folks across the country protested Trump's attack on our rights. And if you asked anyone in the crowd why they showed upand who they showed up...
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Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.
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Why Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools Harms Students
Across the country, efforts to install chaplains in public schools threaten to undermine students religious freedom rights and their well-being....
By Heather L. Weaver
Across the country, efforts to install chaplains in public schools threaten to undermine students religious freedom rights and their well-being....
By Heather L. Weaver


"We Do No Such Thing": What the 303 Creative Decision Means and Doesn't Mean for Anti-Discrimination and Public Accommodation Laws
Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS...
By David Cole
Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS...
By David Cole


This Economic Policy Could Break the Poverty Cycle
The American dream has long been regarded as the pinnacle of success, rewarded to all who display hard work and pick themselves up by their...
The American dream has long been regarded as the pinnacle of success, rewarded to all who display hard work and pick themselves up by their...


How to Protect Consumer Privacy and Free Speech
Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Heres how it can be done.
By Elizabeth Gyori, Vera Eidelman, Jacob Snow
Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Heres how it can be done.
By Elizabeth Gyori, Vera Eidelman, Jacob Snow


Breaking the Mold: Gender Discrimination in the Airline Industry
How were fighting to ensure equitable treatment for flight crew members and secure rights for lactating staff.
By Christine Choi
How were fighting to ensure equitable treatment for flight crew members and secure rights for lactating staff.
By Christine Choi


Biden's Border Politics Won't Fix Our Immigration System
At the end of 2023, migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high of 250,000, with a surge of individuals and families entering...
At the end of 2023, migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high of 250,000, with a surge of individuals and families entering...


Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions to continue creative solutions for...
By Yasmin Cader
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions to continue creative solutions for...
By Yasmin Cader


Despair and Resignation Are Not A Strategy: How to Fight Back In A Second Trump Term.
No matter who wins in November, the 勛圖眻畦 has the battle-tested playbook to defend civil rights and liberties. Should we face a second Trump...
By Anthony D. Romero
No matter who wins in November, the 勛圖眻畦 has the battle-tested playbook to defend civil rights and liberties. Should we face a second Trump...
By Anthony D. Romero


Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated
Independent reviewers of new surveillance technology play a crucial role in safeguarding our right to privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Independent reviewers of new surveillance technology play a crucial role in safeguarding our right to privacy.
By Jay Stanley


New York's Coercion of Private Companies to Blacklist the NRA Has a Long and Dark History
The Supreme Court could create a loophole in the First Amendments protections from government censorship.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman
The Supreme Court could create a loophole in the First Amendments protections from government censorship.
By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman

