Police Should Not Be Allowed to Compel Our Cell Phone Passwords

An Illinois Supreme Court decision illustrates the judicial divide over our Fifth Amendment rights in the digital age.

A person trying to enter security pin code on a cell phone screen.

Reparations, in Our Lifetime

The fight for reparations is gaining ground across the country, and can no longer be ignored.

Demonstrators with the Reparationist Collective gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to demand reparations from slavery and inequity

Protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act at the State Level

The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland.

Demonstrators stand outside the US Supreme Court to hear decisions over Indian Child Welfare Act.

AMP v. Myriad: The Fight to Take Back Our Genes

Ten years after the Supreme Court invalidated the patents on two human genes in AMP v. Myriad, we revisit the landmark case amid renewed calls for gene patenting.

Activists set against gene patenting gather in front of the US Supreme Court prior to the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics hearing.

Donated Blood or an Organ? Police Shouldn’t Have Easy Access to Your DNA

Warrantless analysis of DNA is unconstitutional and will damage public health initiatives.

A group of blood test tubes.

Core First Amendment Rights are Implicated in This Supreme Court Case about True Threats

The outcome of a case before the Supreme Court could have grave implications for protest, advocacy, and expression.

The U.S. Supreme Court building.

Will Customs and Border Protection's Revised Vehicle Pursuit Policy Make Us Safer?

CBP vehicle pursuits have caused dozens of deaths — here’s what you need to know about the new policy.

U.S. Border patrol vehicles converge with local police car by border fence.

We're Here to Stay: Black Trans Futures

In Alabama, Black trans folks are building community, and their futures.

Trans activists Ro Robinson and Aadhya.

How Housing Segregation Shaped America's 'Gayborhoods'

Racism continues to influence access to housing for LGBTQ communities today.

A street sign in the Gayborhood, a gay-friendly section of Philadelphia.