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Pro-Palestinian University Students March in and Outside the Michigan Capitol

Approximately 60 University students marched in a pro-Palestinian protest at the Michigan Capitol to protest the Trump Administration’s deportation of…

Black laws for White supremacy

Ohio’s “Black Laws,” as the measures became known, gave white supremacy priority over justice.

The attorney detained at a Detroit airport is the escalation we warned you about.

In an escalation of the college student arrests, an attorney detained at a Detroit airport for representing someone targeted for…

Supreme Court puts hold on Judge’s order to return Maryland father mistakenly deported to El Salvador

The Supreme Court granted a Trump Administration request for more time to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. from…

Voices From the Hands Off protest. #Protest #HandsOff

Hear what people were saying during the Hands Off protest—A day of protests all over the U.S. against the Trump…

In Trump’s America, You Can Be Disappeared for Writing an Op-Ed

The Trump administration’s detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk rests on an opinion article she wrote in 2024, her lawyers…

The Government Wants Americans to Report on Antiracist Activity … Again

The Trump administration is urging Americans to report on antiracist activity, echoing historical tactics like the Fugitive Slave Act and…

Kansas House GOP Backs Antisemitism Bill, Refuses to Condemn All Types of Racism

House Republicans shot down an amendment proposal to their antisemitism bill in Kansas after a Democrat proposed to condemn all…

Risking it All: Momodou Taal and His Fight for Free Speech

Momodou Taal is suing the Trump administration over free speech as he faces deportation threats. The Cornell University graduate student…

What is the Comstock Act?

The Comstock Act, an 1873 law that was never repealed, is back at the center of the abortion pill fight.…

Linda McMahon Ignored Sexual Abuse of Young Boys Were Being Sexually Abused at WWE

Linda McMahon has a lawsuit pending where she, her ex-husband, Vince, and the WWE ignored the sexual abuse of young…

ICE Secretly Transported Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Rtaliation, Lawyers Allege

By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, attorneys for…