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The government may not threaten funding cuts as a tool to pressure recipients into suppressing First Amendment–protected speech.

Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.

The Trump administration just put millions of students’ education and civil rights at risk by closing key Department of Education offices and firing half of its workforce.

Starting on day one of his second term, Trump started dismantling federal policies and programs created to advance racial justice and equity across our country — laws and policies that are necessary to make our democracy more inclusive and just.

A student is suing UC Santa Cruz to challenge the unconstitutional search and seizure of her phone in retaliation for her participation in a pro-Palestine, anti-war protest last spring.

The Trump administration has issued a number of directives affecting federal employees with disabilities, but laws protecting these workers remain.

From the beginning of the United States, our democracy has had a limited view of who counts as “the people,” and many people living in the United States are still fighting to be included in that vision.

How one artist got involved with the Oregon legislative session

Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility policies…