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Aug 6, 2025

The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy in Jeopardy, a Democracy at Risk

As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege—from courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from enforcement. The battle to preserve it is now a fight for the future of democracy itself.

Protesters with signs at march on Washington, D.C. for Jobs and Freedom, carrying signs that read "WE DEMAND VOTING RIGHTS NOW!" and WE DEMAND AN END O POLICE BRUTALITY NOW!" on August 28, 1963.

Jul 30, 2025

Your Questions Answered: The Supreme Court's Impact On Our Rights

The court's rulings—and its shifting procedures—signal lasting threats to civil liberties.

Pro-choice demonstrators (whose faces and signs are blurred) march in front of the Supreme Court and the statement on its facade, "Equal justice under law".

Jul 17, 2025

Rümeysa Öztürk On How We Can All Support Immigrants

After a harrowing ICE detention, she’s urging others to protect immigrant rights.

Jul 7, 2025

Takeaways from the Supreme Court's Term

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket

A half-lowered US flag waves in front of the US Supreme Court.

Jul 3, 2025

Judge Issues Preliminary Injunctions Again Blocking Missouri’s Abortion Bans, Some Restrictions

The state’s two Planned Parenthood Affiliates May Resume Providing Procedural Abortion Care

Jul 2, 2025

Missouri ACLU Sues State for Deceptive Ballot Language on Measure to Reinstate Abortion Ban

The ballot measure was placed on the ballot by the legislature in the form of House Joint Resolution 73 but will appear on the ballot as Amendment 3. Amendment 3 fails to inform voters that, if passed, will...