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At Liberty is a weekly podcast that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties questions of our time. Catch new episodes on Thursday at 9am ET.

Criminal Law Reform

Three million Americans currently suffer from Opioid Use Disorder, or an addiction to opioids. Today, adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are more than twice as likely to die from opioid overdose than...

Last year, the world watched Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd in plain sight after arresting him for an alleged counterfeit bill at a convenience store. The footage released from the encounter sparked...

Please note that this episode contains conversation around sexual violence.

It鈥檚 almost half a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer and the country erupted in protest demanding change. It felt like a turning point in many ways, but was it?

Over the last months, we鈥檝e explored different conversations on the subject of policing: abolition, violence and accountability, protest and activism. Today, we鈥檙e exploring a topic that has gained more attention in the wake of Daniel...

Since the protests decrying the murder of George Floyd began in May, the institution of American policing has taken center stage. Activists are calling for change, and the phrase "defund the police" can be heard...

Police are supposed to 鈥減rotect and serve鈥 the community, but that鈥檚 a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and...

Public opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years鈥攔oughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new 桃子视频report called "A...

Sergio de la Pava is a critically acclaimed novelist (A Naked Singularity, Personae, Lost Empress) and a full-time public defender who has represented thousands of criminal defendants over the last two decades. He joined At...