Civil Liberties

"The smearing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good is not simply a rhetorical tactic. It is part of a larger operation."

On Saturday morning shortly after 9am local time, U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old I.C.U. nurse, on the streets of Minneapolis. The facts are…

The Justice Department’s refusal to investigate ICE Agent Jonathan Ross’s killing of Renee Good breaks with decades of DOJ civil-rights practice and standards.

The new role for state and local law enforcement authorities in prosecuting criminal violations of Americans' civil rights.

The deterioration in human rights in 2025 heightens the risks for defenders going forward, all worsened by donors' deep funding cuts, especially those of the United States.

The rationale behind the Supreme Court’s decision in 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑝 𝑣. 𝐼𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠 complicates Trump's remaining options for deploying federal military…

Americans are witnessing a concerted effort to delegitimize legal defense for marginalized or politically disfavored people.

Americans' refusals to accept apparent abuses of power by the federal government indicate that the political winds may be starting to shift.

By abandoning proactive content moderation, platforms are accelerating a global slide toward censorship — the very outcome they claim to oppose.

Leading counter-extremism expert unpacks the administration's claimed designation of "Antifa Groups"

Sharaa must pursue accountability for both perpetrators of violence against Syrian minorities since Assad's fall, and against former Assad officials complicit in war crimes.

Local governments must exercise their constitutional power to cut off cooperation with federal authorities that undermine residents' rights.