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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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This Election Day, States Lead the Fight for Reproductive Freedom
We spoke to ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ affiliates in Arizona and Missouri about how their state’s ballot measures can restore full abortion access in a moment when...
By Lisa Francois
We spoke to ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ affiliates in Arizona and Missouri about how their state’s ballot measures can restore full abortion access in a moment when...
By Lisa Francois


We're Fighting For Our Freedoms -- No Matter Who is President
How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.
By Naureen Shah, Nahal Zamani
How we respond to the election outcome is as important as who wins the White House.
By Naureen Shah, Nahal Zamani


Tom Morello: Riffs and Resistance
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, or from his Substack Who’s With Me, or...
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, or from his Substack Who’s With Me, or...


How Trump is Using the Alien Enemies Act to Deport Millions
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens. Now Trump is attempting to abuse that authority to...
By Naureen Shah
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens. Now Trump is attempting to abuse that authority to...
By Naureen Shah


DHS Focus on "Soft Targets" Risks Out-of-Control Surveillance
AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.
By Jay Stanley
AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.
By Jay Stanley


Three Ways the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ is Protecting Our Right Vote
Less than two weeks before Election Day, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ is in the courts and in communities fighting for increased access to the ballot for all eligible...
By Ella Wiley
Less than two weeks before Election Day, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ is in the courts and in communities fighting for increased access to the ballot for all eligible...
By Ella Wiley


Why the Abortion Rights Fight is ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ More Than Just Who Wins the White House
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ examines the down-ballot races, ballot initiatives and state supreme court races impact on the future of abortion access in key states.
By Deirdre Schifeling
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ examines the down-ballot races, ballot initiatives and state supreme court races impact on the future of abortion access in key states.
By Deirdre Schifeling


At Liberty Live with W. Kamau Bell: Detroit’s Activist Roots - Engaging Communities in the Fight for Justice
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, from his Substack Who’s With Me, or from...
You may recognize W. Kamau Bell from his multi-Emmy award-winning docuseries United Shades of America, from his Substack Who’s With Me, or from...


State Legislatures Need to Block Creation of Nightmarish National Identity System
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has issued legislative recommendations on protecting privacy and accessibility when creating digital IDs.
By Jay Stanley
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has issued legislative recommendations on protecting privacy and accessibility when creating digital IDs.
By Jay Stanley


Why the Fight for Trans Rights Never Gets Easier – or Less Vital
For decades the trans community has successfully fought partisan politicians who attempt to discriminate against or endanger their lives. Today,...
By Camille Squires
For decades the trans community has successfully fought partisan politicians who attempt to discriminate against or endanger their lives. Today,...
By Camille Squires

