SCOTUS Must Now Ensure LGBTQ People Are Not Turned Away From Taxpayer-Funded Programs

The Supreme Court’s next case about LGBTQ rights could gut long-standing laws against discrimination.

Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court with signs advocating for the rights of LGBT people, including a sign with the text "Open to All" in the center.

How is Face Recognition Surveillance Technology Racist?

If police are authorized to deploy invasive face surveillance technologies against our communities, these technologies will unquestionably be used to target Black and Brown people merely for existing.

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What Today’s Supreme Court Ruling Means for the LGBTQ Community

The ruling is a landmark win for LGBTQ rights, but there's more to be done to achieve full equality in the workplace.

Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court with signs advocating for the rights of LGBTQ people.

We Won’t Address Our Mass Incarceration Crisis Until We Rethink Our Approach to “Violent Crime”

Advocacy and litigation strategies have too often reinforced dichotomies between "violent" and "nonviolent" crime. That is a mistake.

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Supreme Court Says Firing Workers Because They Are LGBTQ Is Unlawful Discrimination

This win is important, but the only way to get comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people is to pass the Equality Act.

Aimee Stephens with her wife and legal team outside the Supreme Court.

Congress Can Lead the Charge on Divesting From Law Enforcement

The acknowledgment that Black Lives Matter demands bold and visionary leadership at the national level.

Police force stands guard in riot gear in front of Hall of Justice in Los Angeles.

Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines

Freelance reporter Jared Goyette, a plaintiff in an ACLU lawsuit seeking justice for journalists who endured police violence whiel covering protests, shares his story with At Liberty.

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My Abortion Allowed Me to Control My Own Destiny. Millions of Others Deserve The Same Chance.

Your ability to have an abortion shouldn't depend on where you work or where you live. Access to abortion is freedom, and the Supreme Court must protect it.

Pro-choice demonstrators outside the Supreme Court with signs advocating abortion access for all.

Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer

Policing in this country evolved from slave patrols. It has never been a neutral institution.

Protestors march down Pennsylvania Avenue holding signs that read “Defund the Police” and “Stop Police Brutality” among other signs.