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February 1, 2024
Rap Is Art Not Evidence
As the gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug and his famed rap collective, YSL, extends past 20 days in Atlanta, we鈥檙e bringing you a conversation about the use of rap lyrics in court. Despite a groundswell of activism and legal opposition against the legal admissibility of Young Thug鈥檚 lyrics,...
Rap Is Art Not EvidenceAs the gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug and his famed rap collective, YSL, extends past 20 days in Atlanta, we鈥檙e bringing you a conversation about the use of rap lyrics in court. Despite...
January 25, 2024
Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans Stories
This week, At Liberty is coming to you live from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, hosting a discussion with queer and transgender storytellers. The conversation delves into the challenges they face while navigating an onslaught of bills targeting trans people nationwide and censoring their narratives. This...
Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans StoriesJanuary 25, 2024
Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans Stories
Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans StoriesThis week, At Liberty is coming to you live from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, hosting a discussion with queer and transgender storytellers. The conversation delves into the challenges they face...
January 18, 2024
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion Bans
This year marks the 51st anniversary since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting the constitutional right to abortion in 1973. Unfortunately, this anniversary is marred by the overturn of Roe by the Supreme Court in 2022, resulting in the continued denial of the power...
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion BansJanuary 18, 2024
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion Bans
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion BansThis year marks the 51st anniversary since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting the constitutional right to abortion in 1973. Unfortunately, this anniversary is marred by the overturn of...
January 11, 2024
The Way Forward for Trans Justice
Last year, states passed a record number of bills restricting health care, athletics, public accommodations, expression, and educational materials for trans people 鈥 trans kids, more specifically. With the turn of a new year, the situation continues to grow dire. Laws threatening access to gender-affirming care went into effect in...
The Way Forward for Trans JusticeLast year, states passed a record number of bills restricting health care, athletics, public accommodations, expression, and educational materials for trans people 鈥 trans kids, more specifically. With the turn of a new year, the...
January 4, 2024
It's Time to End Solitary Confinement: Ian Manuel's Story
鈥淚magine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven鈥攖he size of a freight elevator鈥攚here for twenty-two to twenty-four hours a day you are trapped; where in a deadly daily routine you sleep, wake up, shit, piss, eat鈥攆ood...
It's Time to End Solitary Confinement: Ian Manuel's StoryJanuary 4, 2024
It's Time to End Solitary Confinement: Ian Manuel's Story
It's Time to End Solitary Confinement: Ian Manuel's Story鈥淚magine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven鈥攖he size of a freight elevator鈥攚here for twenty-two to twenty-four hours a day you...
December 21, 2023
桃子视频Kids Tell Us How We Can Do Better
For a special year-end holiday episode, we鈥檙e bringing you our third edition of 鈥溙易邮悠祂ids take over At Liberty.鈥 Kids of 桃子视频staff spoke to their parents about what they do at work and how they fight for civil rights and civil liberties. They also had some hot takes about...
桃子视频Kids Tell Us How We Can Do BetterFor a special year-end holiday episode, we鈥檙e bringing you our third edition of 鈥溙易邮悠祂ids take over At Liberty.鈥 Kids of 桃子视频staff spoke to their parents about what they do at work and how...
December 14, 2023
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year
2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across the country. We鈥檙e prying open every opportunity for abortion access and reproductive health care following the overturn of Roe, blocking trans health...
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our YearDecember 14, 2023
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across the country. We鈥檙e prying open every opportunity...
December 7, 2023
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups
Free speech is one of the hallmarks of a functioning democracy and one of our fundamental constitutional rights. At the ACLU, we know that it's precisely in times of crisis and fear when free speech, open debate, and peaceful dissent are most important. Over the last few months, as the...
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student GroupsDecember 7, 2023
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups
The Unconstitutional Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Student GroupsFree speech is one of the hallmarks of a functioning democracy and one of our fundamental constitutional rights. At the ACLU, we know that it's precisely in times of crisis and fear when free speech,...
November 30, 2023
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power
On January 21, 2017, a day after the inauguration of former President Donald Trump, activist and journalist Raquel Willis approached the podium at the inaugural Women鈥檚 March in Washington, D.C. to share her story at what became one of the largest single-day marches in U.S. history. With this momentous platform,...
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and PowerNovember 30, 2023
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power
How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and PowerOn January 21, 2017, a day after the inauguration of former President Donald Trump, activist and journalist Raquel Willis approached the podium at the inaugural Women鈥檚 March in Washington, D.C. to share her story at...
November 21, 2023
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for Justice
The holiday season is upon us. This week, we are revisiting our conversation with author and activist Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Doyle and host Kendall Ciesemier discuss how to bring loved ones into our understanding of equity and justice through the use of storytelling, imagination, and conversation. It鈥檚 an...
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for JusticeNovember 21, 2023
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for Justice
Glennon Doyle on Leading Loved Ones in the Fight for JusticeThe holiday season is upon us. This week, we are revisiting our conversation with author and activist Glennon Doyle. In this conversation, Doyle and host Kendall Ciesemier discuss how to bring loved ones into our...