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Voters Reject President Trump's Dystopian Plans for "Public Safety"
We’re on the Hill this week telling Congress to fund real solutions
By Ellen Flenniken, Cynthia W. Roseberry
Voters Reject President Trump's Dystopian Plans for "Public Safety"Podcast
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
By Jacob Abudaram, Susan Mizner
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she’s inspired by the sense of connection and community she can foster in spite of the circumstances.
By Jeannie Parent
How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
By Hina Shamsi
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us AllPodcast
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins...
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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Know Your Disability Rights with Zoe Brennan-Krohn and Nicole Jorwic
Seventeen. That’s the number of states suing the US government to end federal protections for disabled individuals. 880 billion. That’s the...
Seventeen. That’s the number of states suing the US government to end federal protections for disabled individuals. 880 billion. That’s the...


Singled Out for Speaking Up: How UCSC Seized My Digital Life After I Joined a Lawsuit Against Them
A student is suing UC Santa Cruz to challenge the unconstitutional search and seizure of her phone in retaliation for her participation in a...
By Anonymous
A student is suing UC Santa Cruz to challenge the unconstitutional search and seizure of her phone in retaliation for her participation in a...
By Anonymous


Rights of Federal Employees with Disabilities, Explained
The Trump administration has issued a number of directives affecting federal employees with disabilities, but laws protecting these workers remain.
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn
The Trump administration has issued a number of directives affecting federal employees with disabilities, but laws protecting these workers remain.
By Zoe Brennan-Krohn


Know Your Immigration Rights
Restaurants. Churches. Street corners. These are community spaces, not sites where immigrants and their loved ones live in fear of Immigrations and...
Restaurants. Churches. Street corners. These are community spaces, not sites where immigrants and their loved ones live in fear of Immigrations and...


DEI and Accessibility, Explained
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility policies…
By Kim Conway, Kellen Zeng, Ricardo Mimbela
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility policies…
By Kim Conway, Kellen Zeng, Ricardo Mimbela


'We Have to Reclaim Race and Racism'
As a former teacher, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Leah Watson has seen first-hand how beneficial an inclusive education can be. Today, she’s fighting attempts to...
By Lora Strum
As a former teacher, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Leah Watson has seen first-hand how beneficial an inclusive education can be. Today, she’s fighting attempts to...
By Lora Strum


Where Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Nominee Harmeet Dhillon Stands on Civil Liberties
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has more than 100 years’ experience holding power accountable. As President Donald Trump rolls out his key nominations, we analyze how...
By ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has more than 100 years’ experience holding power accountable. As President Donald Trump rolls out his key nominations, we analyze how...
By ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥


Medicaid is a Lifeline for People with Disabilities. Congress Must Act to Save It.
Congress is gearing up to cut hundreds of billions in funding for Medicaid. It’s happening right under our noses, and our rights depend on our...
By Vania Leveille, Zoe Brennan-Krohn
Congress is gearing up to cut hundreds of billions in funding for Medicaid. It’s happening right under our noses, and our rights depend on our...
By Vania Leveille, Zoe Brennan-Krohn


'I Won’t Abandon My Country'
Maria is a third-generation Latina American who loves her country as much as she loves her husband, Miguel, who is undocumented. In a moment when...
By Maria Doe
Maria is a third-generation Latina American who loves her country as much as she loves her husband, Miguel, who is undocumented. In a moment when...
By Maria Doe


State and Local Governments Are Saying No to Trump's Radical Agenda
To resist the Trump administrations’ attacks on our rights, local lawmakers across the country are protecting LGBTQ people, immigrants and...
By Nahal Zamani
To resist the Trump administrations’ attacks on our rights, local lawmakers across the country are protecting LGBTQ people, immigrants and...
By Nahal Zamani

