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Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The 吃瓜直播 has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today.
By 吃瓜直播
Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision DayPodcast
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 up鈥攁nd who they showed up...

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Trump鈥檚 Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship, Explained
Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order intended to end birthright citizenship. We break down why that鈥檚 clearly unconstitutional.
By Cody Wofsy, Hannah Schoen Steinberg
Trump鈥檚 Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship, Explained
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities.
By Gillian Branstetter
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet
In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court will hear arguments about whether a law that requires age-verification before accessing sexual speech online is constitutional. We are in court to protect free speech on and offline.
By Vera Eidelman, Sam LaFrance
Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the InternetPodcast
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 up鈥攁nd who they showed up...

Press Releases

Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.
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Your Questions Answered: Trump鈥檚 First 100 Days
Can Trump change the law with an executive order? Erase DEI at the federal level? Target dissent? 吃瓜直播 experts answer.
By 吃瓜直播
Can Trump change the law with an executive order? Erase DEI at the federal level? Target dissent? 吃瓜直播 experts answer.
By 吃瓜直播


We Are Defending Freedom in the Courts 鈥 And Still Winning
With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch.
By Cecillia Wang
With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch.
By Cecillia Wang


Medicaid Work Requirements Don鈥檛 Work 鈥 They Harm People with Disabilities
We鈥檝e been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
By Jacob Abudaram, Susan Mizner
We鈥檝e been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
By Jacob Abudaram, Susan Mizner


Know Your Digital Privacy Rights with Esha Bhandari and Daniel Kahn Gillmor
End-to-end encryption. Burner phones. Biometric authentication. Our technology is more advanced than ever, but what does that mean for our digital...
End-to-end encryption. Burner phones. Biometric authentication. Our technology is more advanced than ever, but what does that mean for our digital...


Educators Speak Out on Harms of Unlawful Education Department Directive
The 鈥淒ear Colleague Letter鈥 seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression.
By Lisa Francois
The 鈥淒ear Colleague Letter鈥 seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression.
By Lisa Francois


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鈥檚 inspired by the sense of...
By Jeannie Parent
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she鈥檚 inspired by the sense of...
By Jeannie Parent


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
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
By Hina Shamsi


Writing an Op-Ed is Not Grounds for Deportation
The U.S. government鈥檚 escalating attacks on noncitizens鈥 right to free speech, including our client R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk, should scare us all.
By Allegra Harpootlian
The U.S. government鈥檚 escalating attacks on noncitizens鈥 right to free speech, including our client R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk, should scare us all.
By Allegra Harpootlian


Know Your Right To Transportation Justice with Deborah Archer and Sister Helen Jones
You know that phrase 鈥渂orn on the wrong side of the tracks鈥? Well, there鈥檚 something to it: highways, roads, and sidewalks across America...
You know that phrase 鈥渂orn on the wrong side of the tracks鈥? Well, there鈥檚 something to it: highways, roads, and sidewalks across America...


Letter to My Husband, Mahmoud Khalil
As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully...
By Dr. Noor Abdalla
As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully...
By Dr. Noor Abdalla

