Senators Reveal Their Plans to Protect Consumer Privacy Online

The Senate this week held a hearing examining the first comprehensive privacy proposals to come from the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bills are likely to set the tone for much-anticipated final legislation safeguarding our privacy rights online.

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

Congress Must Act to Protect the Right to Vote

This week, the House is expected to vote on H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019. The bill would help ensure racial barriers to voting are removed from elections across the country. Passing the VRAA will advance needed protections for people whose right to vote is under attack based on the color of their skin.

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Reducing HIV Transmission Requires Decriminalizing Sex Work

This World AIDS Day we are fighting to end the criminalization of trans bodies and those living with HIV.

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The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We’re Suing on Their Behalf.

No journalist should have to fear government interference for having the persistence, courage, and commitment to expose the truth.

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Students Told They Would Be Better Off ‘If They Had Jesus in Their Life’

Four atheist students are suing their public school district for violating their religious freedom by forcing them to participate in school prayers and other religious activities.

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Whistleblowers Are Public Servants. We Must Protect Them.

There is no law protecting an intelligence community whistleblower's identity from disclosure or protecting them from retaliatory investigations. Congress can and must change that.

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Trump Administration Forgoes Petition to Supreme Court in Jane Doe Case

Our lower court victory that ensured unaccompanied immigrants minors can access abortion stands after the government declines to petition Supreme Court.

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Three Common Privacy Misconceptions That Companies Love

Privacy-invading companies love it that people feel helpless, but now is the time for people to trade resignation for activism.

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Federal Court Rules That Border Officers Can’t Arbitrarily Search Our Electronic Devices

We don’t lose our privacy rights at the airport or other U.S. ports of entry.

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