What You Need to Know About Cash Bail and Crime Rates

Crime is not a monolithic problem, and jailing people cannot fix it.

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Customs and Border Protection is Singling Out Muslim Travelers for Invasive Religious Questioning

We’re suing CBP to stop border officers from questioning our Muslim clients about their religious beliefs, practices, and associations.

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The Coast Guard Destroyed Their Livelihoods. Will the Supreme Court Hear Their Case?

Four Jamaican fisherman were stopped by the Coast Guard. Their next year was a nightmare.

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Five Things to Know About the Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy

Since March 2020, the government has misused the order to kick out people seeking asylum more than 1.7 million times.

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Texas’ Bounty Hunter Abortion Ban is a Dire Warning of What Lays Ahead for Our Reproductive Rights

What is happening in Texas is not an anomaly, but a harbinger of what may come across the United States.

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How Women’s Rights Paved the Way for Gender Justice at the ACLU

Many recent legal battles for the rights of trans and non-binary people are rooted in the same cases that pioneered women’s rights decades ago.

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Calling 911 Shouldn’t Lead to an Eviction

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act will help ensure that people who report emergencies don’t get evicted as a result.

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Three Artists Explain and Visualize What Black Joy Means to Them

These stunning interpretations of Black joy show what’s possible in an inclusive and equitable world.

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The War on Drugs Failed — Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions

We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save lives.

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