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Homicides Are Down but More Murderers Are Walking the Streets Oct. 29, 2024

Crime and Conduct

In September, The New York Times declared that "the number of murders reported in the United States ... Read More

Trump Justice Oct. 24, 2024

Susan Estrich

An ABC story, which should have gotten more attention than it did, reports that a proposed appointme... Read More

There's a 2024 Angle to Menendez Brothers Saga Oct. 24, 2024

Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is the sort of progressive pro... Read More

Report: White House Controlled 'Investigation' During Kavanaugh Confirmation Oct. 15, 2024

Crime and Conduct

The old adage that the cover-up is often worse than the crime is no more evident, as we have recentl... Read More

Why the Fight for Trans Rights Never Gets Easier -- or Less Vital Oct. 15, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

In the spring of 1999, young people across the country began to prepare for that singular teenage ri... Read More

The US Supreme Court Takes up Ghost Guns Oct. 08, 2024

Crime and Conduct

The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term this week with a near-record-low approval rating of 43%, ... Read More

Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate Oct. 08, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

For more than two years, the immigration debate has revolved around one issue: "the border." Despite... Read More

Diddy Sits in Jail Pending Trial Oct. 01, 2024

Crime and Conduct

Why is Sean "Diddy" Combs in jail? He hasn't been convicted of a crime. He was charged by the U.S. A... Read More

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained Sep. 30, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

Since 2021, 24 states have banned hormone therapy for transgender youth with gender dysphoria. Leadi... Read More

How Border Policing Harms Undocumented People Seeking Abortion Care Sep. 23, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

For many of Texas' 3 million border residents, going through federal interior checkpoints — wh... Read More

Reproductive Health Care Is a Human Right Sep. 08, 2024

My So-Called Millennial Life

In 2024, reproductive health care is at a critical juncture for women, and as a millennial, I've wit... Read More

How a Harris Administration Could Chart a New Course for Immigration Reform Sep. 02, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

Despite immigrants' contributions to our communities and economy, our current immigration system sti... Read More

If Things Are Too Perfect, Then Something Must Be Wrong Aug. 27, 2024

Crime and Conduct

In Waterbury, Connecticut, a police officer detained the driver of a vehicle who had safely pulled t... Read More

How Kamala Harris Can Be a Pro-Voting Rights President Aug. 26, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

In a moment when hostile state legislators have used unlawful redistricting efforts and discriminato... Read More

Why a Harris Presidency Promises Hope for LGBTQ Rights Aug. 19, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

For the past four years, the Biden-Harris administration has made LGBTQ rights a cornerstone of its ... Read More

The Right to Bodily Autonomy Aug. 13, 2024

Crime and Conduct

The art of movie making can be provocative, a glimpse of the past as a harbinger of the future. Ther... Read More

How Kamala Harris Can Secure Federal Abortion Protection Once and For All Aug. 12, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade set off a wave of new attacks on abortion, caus... Read More

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Doesn't Guarantee a Fair Outcome Aug. 06, 2024

Crime and Conduct

Everyone accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty — guilty "beyond a reason... Read More

Trump's Attacks on DEI Reveal Administration's Agenda for Second Term Aug. 06, 2024

Rights & Resistance with the ACLU

This piece was written before Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. No significa... Read More

President Biden Pushes For Supreme Court Reform Jul. 30, 2024

Crime and Conduct

The first paragraph of this week's Washington Post op-ed by President Joe Biden declared, "This nati... Read More