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May 10, 2022
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?
This is Ask an Expert, a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 勛圖眻畦s Speech, Privacy, and Technology project. We have been...
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?
May 10, 2022
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?This is Ask an Expert, a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert...
May 3, 2022
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of Roe
On Monday night, the news publication Politico leaked a draft of a majority Supreme Court opinion written by Justice Alito. The draft details the highly anticipated decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization, known to the public as the case that could overturn Roe. Supreme Court...
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of Roe
May 3, 2022
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of Roe
Special Edition: Strategies for the End of RoeOn Monday night, the news publication Politico leaked a draft of a majority Supreme Court opinion written by Justice Alito. The draft details the highly anticipated decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Womens...
May 3, 2022
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?
For this edition, we are diving into free speech and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 勛圖眻畦s Speech, Privacy and Technology project. Last week for our first episode, we established our free speech footing, defining exactly what free speech is and isn't. This week, Ben is back...
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?
May 3, 2022
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?For this edition, we are diving into free speech and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 勛圖眻畦s Speech, Privacy and Technology project. Last week for our first episode, we established our free...
April 28, 2022
Pain Relief Is a Civil Right
For years now, pain has been the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 50 million Americans annually. This isnt the kind of pain you endure when you trip onto the pavement, scab, bruise and heal. Its the persistent gnawing, aching, throbbing that happens over a long period of...
Pain Relief Is a Civil Right
For years now, pain has been the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 50 million Americans annually. This isnt the kind of pain you endure when you trip onto the pavement, scab, bruise...
April 26, 2022
Ask an Expert: What Is Free Speech?
This is "Ask an Expert," a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert Ben Wizner, the Director of the 勛圖眻畦s Speech, Privacy, and Technology project. Free Speech is...
Ask an Expert: What Is Free Speech?
This is "Ask an Expert," a special mini-series where our constitutional experts answer your civil rights and civil liberties questions. For our first edition, we are diving deep into Free Speech, and talking to expert...
April 21, 2022
Black Lives Matter DC v. Trump
On June 1, 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters gathered in Lafayette Square Park near the White House to protest against police brutality and the police killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In a violation of civil rights and what the New York Times named one of the defining moments...
Black Lives Matter DC v. Trump
On June 1, 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters gathered in Lafayette Square Park near the White House to protest against police brutality and the police killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In a violation...
April 14, 2022
Kimberl矇 Crenshaw on Anti-Racism Education Bans
Lawmakers, parents, think tanks, and conservative pundits have waged a war over how to teach students about systemic racism. As a result, school board members have been ousted, and some educators have resigned over the death threats, social media bullying, and harassment theyve received from those who are adamant that...
Kimberl矇 Crenshaw on Anti-Racism Education Bans
April 14, 2022
Kimberl矇 Crenshaw on Anti-Racism Education Bans
Kimberl矇 Crenshaw on Anti-Racism Education BansLawmakers, parents, think tanks, and conservative pundits have waged a war over how to teach students about systemic racism. As a result, school board members have been ousted, and some educators have resigned over the...
April 7, 2022
Sexual Justice Doesnt Have to Mean Criminal Justice
April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month and with that, we are bringing you a conversation today about Title IX. One of the protections against sexual assault within our education system and in our workplaces. In May of 2020, then Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos gutted Title IX protections for schools,...
Sexual Justice Doesnt Have to Mean Criminal Justice
April 7, 2022
Sexual Justice Doesnt Have to Mean Criminal Justice
Sexual Justice Doesnt Have to Mean Criminal JusticeApril marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month and with that, we are bringing you a conversation today about Title IX. One of the protections against sexual assault within our education system and in our workplaces. In...
March 31, 2022
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
For over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives aimed at establishing equal opportunity for women, people of color, and other minorities across schools and the workplace. Over the years, courts and colleges have repeatedly clashed over...
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
March 31, 2022
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the CeilingFor over half a century, Affirmative Action has woven its way into the fabric of our society through nondiscrimination policies and initiatives aimed at establishing equal opportunity for women, people of color, and other minorities...
March 24, 2022
Refugees of Color Matter Too
This week, well be talking about something thats on everyones mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since then, the UN has reported that nearly 700 civilians in Ukraine have lost their lives...
Refugees of Color Matter Too
This week, well be talking about something thats on everyones mind: Ukraine. After weeks of building forces on the border, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since...