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When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail
Defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Finale Highlights ACLU’s Defense of Trans Rights
The ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund aims to educate and activate supporters and push back against restrictive anti-LGBTQ legislation.
This Law Could Criminalize Everyday Conversations About Immigration
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a federal law that violates our First Amendment right to free speech.
How Officials in Georgia are Suppressing Political Protest as ‘Domestic Terrorism’
Misguided, draconian laws are being used to punish and chill legitimate political protest.
My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'
The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair rules.
An Idaho College Censored Their Reproductive Health Care Art, But These Artists Won’t be Silenced
Three artists whose work was removed from an exhibit at Lewis-Clark State College speak out about the shame, disbelief, and prejudice that underscore attempts to silence stories about abortion and reproductive health.
Judy Heumann's Legacy Lives On
The disability rights pioneer passed away on March 4. Her work inspired a generation of activists.
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