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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A Victory on Voting Rights, but More Work to Do

Voting is a fundamental right. We are thankful for the constitutional safeguards that keep politicians from restricting the right to vote to only those people who can afford to pay for it.

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Why I’m Fighting for Menstrual Equity in Prison

Access to tampons and pads for incarcerated people is a right, not a privilege. No one should have to beg for what they need to manage their period.

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Trump Wants to Allow Discrimination with Billions of Dollars of Federal Funding

Proposal from Health and Human Services would allow discrimination based on faith — including people who are Jewish, Muslim, Catholic — as well as LGBTQ people.

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The FBI is Tracking Our Faces in Secret. We’re Suing.

There can be no accountability if there is no transparency.

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Why is Missouri So Afraid of Finding out Whether Lamar Johnson is Innocent of Murder?

A trial court’s rejection of the findings by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit is the latest example of the powers that be standing in the way of justice.

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South Dakota Governor Caves on Attempted Efforts to Silence Pipeline Protesters

The state's quick retreat should serve as a lesson for other legislatures: if you criminalize protest, we will sue.

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I Went to Mexico to Meet Asylum-Seekers Trapped at the Border. This Is What I Saw.

Overcrowded shelters, kidnappings, and unsanitary living conditions are the norm in a growing humanitarian crisis.

General view inside the Leona Vicario Federal shelter for asylum seekers in Ciudad Juarez on October 9, 2019, Chihuahua state, Mexico

Patients’ Needs, Not Personal Beliefs, Come First in Health Care

We’re challenging the Trump administration’s refusals rule in court, because religion isn’t license to discriminate.

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