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Women aren’t the only people impacted by the fall of Roe v. Wade.

FOSTA is bad, but holding online platforms liable for crimes they know nothing about won’t solve any problems FOSTA, a law addressing sex trafficking on online platforms has led to online censorship and endangered sex worker and LGBTQ communities.

The Supreme Court's ruling in Egbert v. Boule is a blow to federal police accountability, but border residents still have rights.

Three LGBTQ advocates share how book bans and classroom censorship bills impact their lives, work, and students.

The impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will be devastating. Here’s what comes next.

As we celebrate Juneteenth, let’s remember exactly what we are celebrating, and why.

When forces larger than us try to break our spirit, we can respond as forcefully and effectively with joy as we can with anger, defiance, and protest.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865: Two months after the end of the Civil War, and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free at last.

In Egbert v. Boule, the Supreme Court again expanded legal immunity for federal agents who violate constitutional rights. It held that federal agents can’t be sued for violating the First Amendment by retaliating against speech, or for violating the Fourth Amendment by engaging in excess force.