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Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...

Help Wanted: Oklahoma’s Immigration Crisis and the Urgent Need For Habeas Counsel

Oklahoma has a growing immigration enforcement crisis.

By Travis Handler

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NextGen Meeting: Find your voice. Create change.

The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.

The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.

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Oct 12, 2021

What to Know About the Abortion Case Before the Supreme Court Today

Politicians are using every trick in the book in their attempts to force people to stay pregnant against their will — and they’re trying to recruit the Supreme Court to help them.

Women protesting abortion bans.
Oct 08, 2021

What the Supreme Court Could Do About Mass Incarceration in the Current Term

As the high court heads into a new term, it’s important to keep an eye on critical cases while recognizing the limits of the bench.

Side profile of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC
Oct 08, 2021

10 Emerging Artists Share What Systemic Equality Means to Them

Each artist created an image of what Systemic Equality could look like — a vision of a more inclusive and equitable future for America.

A banner containing the visual art pieces from the 10 emerging artists, with the words "Systemic Equality Artists Collective" in the center of the banner.
Oct 06, 2021

Texas’ Radical Abortion Ban Could Lead to Copycat Bills. Here’s What to Know.

SB 8 is a stark example of what’s at stake in the ongoing, nationwide fight for reproductive freedom.

Protester with a sign that says, "Our body our choice our right pro-choice."
Oct 05, 2021

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.

Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
Oct 01, 2021

Conceal and Carry Restrictions Can Help Protect Freedom of Expression

The First Amendment implications of a Second Amendment case

A sign at the entrance of the city hall in Anchorage, Alaska, that warns handgun owners that guns are prohibited in the building.
Sep 30, 2021

The PUMP Act Would Protect Nursing Workers Like Me

I took Frontier Airlines to court for making it impossible for me to pump breast milk at work. Other workers shouldn’t have to fight for their rights like I did.

New mothers are packing pumps for storing breast breast milk while working at the office.
Sep 29, 2021

Our Leaders Have the Power to Decarcerate and Save Lives, But Where is the Will? | American Civil Liberties Union

Reducing jail, prison, and detention center populations is a critical means of fighting the spread of COVID-19.

A room full of inmates are seen in their bunk beds
Sep 29, 2021

Family Surveillance by Algorithm: The Rapidly Spreading Tools Few Have Heard Of

Child welfare agencies across the country are turning to predictive analytics, but few families know they are subject to them.

A mother holding her infant.