Civil liberties and civil rights describe two ways the United States legal system protects the interests of individuals. Though often used interchangeably, the two terms are distinct.

A panoply of civil liberties advocacy groups and other nonprofits are raising alarms over a bill that passed the House Thursday, saying it could be used to punish them for speaking out under the ...

The American model is liberty trumps power. In a police state, power trumps liberty. Is that what we voted for?

The ACLU has criticized the Senate's approval of H.R. 1, the "so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act", for gutting Medicaid, ...

Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive through court cases of real people involved in real struggles.

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years of independence, we reflect on the milestones that shaped its democracy—an enduring ...

Immigration attorneys and civil rights groups warn that the first immigration bill of the new Congress is opening the door to Donald Trump’s planned “mass deportation operation” — his ...

Access to legal counsel, medical care, and punitive measures have been reported by federal detainees in the state facility  ...

By the second paragraph of Mr. Beito’s introduction, the internment of Japanese Americans is cited not as a “glaring” or “painful” exception to Roosevelt’s civil liberties record, but the result of a ...

As the COVID pandemic has made clear, there are circumstances in which civil liberties can and must be restricted. However, while our civil liberties can be altered in times of crisis, our human ...

The first day of June marks the centennial of Pierce v.Society of Sisters, a landmark civil liberties decision in which the US Supreme Court struck down an amendment to the Oregon constitution ...

After years of attempts by New Hampshire Republicans, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed the so-called “Parental Bill of Rights” into ...