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U.S. Human Rights Record Undergoes International Scrutiny
This week, the United Nations Human Rights Committee will review U.S. compliance with its obligations under the International...
This week, the United Nations Human Rights Committee will review U.S. compliance with its obligations under the International...
Michigan’s Unequal Admissions Policy Hurts Students Like Me
Just months into my second year of law school at the University of Michigan, I witnessed my rights and life profoundly altered because of the passage of Proposal 2. This law banned Michigan’s institutions...
Just months into my second year of law school at the University of Michigan, I witnessed my rights and life profoundly altered because of the passage of Proposal 2. This law banned Michigan’s institutions...
The Time for Waiting is Gone
Recently, I had a meeting with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). I was bringing some youth leaders to his office to discuss racial justice and education. When we arrived, he starting telling us his story. We...
Recently, I had a meeting with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). I was bringing some youth leaders to his office to discuss racial justice and education. When we arrived, he starting telling us his story. We...
This Week in Civil Liberties (03/07/2014)
True or false: a police department in Florida failed to tell judges about its use of a cell phone tracking device because the manufacturer asked them to keep it under wraps.
Edward Snowden will...
True or false: a police department in Florida failed to tell judges about its use of a cell phone tracking device because the manufacturer asked them to keep it under wraps.
Edward Snowden will...
I Can’t Afford to Let My Boss Interfere With My Health Care Decisions
By Alice S.
The Affordable Care Act makes effective birth control more affordable for millions of women by requiring employer-based health plans to include no-cost coverage for contraceptives. ...
By Alice S.
The Affordable Care Act makes effective birth control more affordable for millions of women by requiring employer-based health plans to include no-cost coverage for contraceptives. ...