Civil Liberties

The Financial Action Task Force's designations of countries to thwart terrorism financing more often result in governments suppressing civil society than in real reform.

As a federal-level accountability desert forms, states are reviving "collateral accountability" — damages suits against federal officers who violate constitutional rights.

Bashar Al-Assad's in absentia conviction represents a milestone in Syria's justice system, but the trial was plagued by glaring problems.

States must be vigilant stewards of their data — auditing what they hold, limiting what they share, and enforcing legal constraints against federal overreach.

A declaration signed by leading international law and human rights experts calls for codifying gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and outlines key principles.

States have constitutional protections against commandeering and coercion — but face a new challenge when the federal government sidelines states completely.

State and local governments have constitutional and legal powers that can be harnessed to challenge repressive federal actions and to advance meaningful freedom and equality.

Social media disclosure requirements implicate fundamental First Amendment rights, and the public has a right to know why they were implemented.

Tracking the use of State power requires systematically identifying linkages between individual developments and broader trends. This interactive graphic offers one method.

U.S. tech companies should take action to protect the Afghan women and girls who rely on their platforms for online education.

State attorneys general and local district attorneys can take action to uphold the rule of law in the face of unlawful federal actions.

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.