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Wikimedia Scores 'Important Victory' in Fight Against NSA Surveillance

Trump Official Praises Autocratic Rule: 'Not a Single Hint of a Protester' in Saudi Arabia

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)

Putting a fine point on the spin that President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East has been a glowing , peace-dealing success, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross praised the fact that there were no protesters in Saudi Arabia—a nation where political dissonance is punishable by death. Speaking to CNBC on Monday, Ross, who accompanied Trump on the...

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Texas Slapped With ACLU 'Travel Warning' Over Sanctuary Cities Ban

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

The backlash against Texas Governor Greg Abbott's recently-signed ban on...

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Spicer Confirms White House Actively Planning Attack on Press Freedoms

Jon Queally, staff writer

Effort to rewrite libel laws, says press secretary, 'is being looked into...

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Twitter 'Alt Account' Lawsuit Exposes Trump Team's Effort to Stomp Out Dissent

Seeking 'To Create a Police State,' AG Sessions Threatens Sanctuary Cities

Progressive 'Justice League' to Serve as Alt-Cabinet for Fact-Challenged Trump

EPA Nominee Pruitt Sued for Withholding Thousands of Energy Co. Emails

'Shocking': North Dakota Republicans Want to Legalize Running Over Protesters

Chicago Police Routinely, 'Systemically' Abused Civil Rights: DOJ

North Carolina Poised to Repeal Anti-LGBTQ "Bathroom Bill"

Ohio Gov. Kasich Vetoes Heartbeat Bill, Signs 'Horrific' 20-Week Abortion Ban

Emboldened by Trump, Ohio GOP Passes Extreme Attack on Abortion Rights

Leading Rights Groups Launch 'Wave of Litigation' to Protect Abortion Access

With Charges Dropped, Climate Documentarian Vows, 'We Fight On'

Filmmaker Facing 30 Years for Documenting Climate Action Stands Resolute, Determined

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ACLU

ACLU-TN Statement on Passage of "LGBT Erasure" Legislation...

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ACLU Statement on Ann Coulter Speech

Common Cause

More Than 200 Organizations Oppose Calls for New Constitutional Convention, Warn of Dangers

Common Cause

Maryland Legislature Rescinds Call for Dangerous Constitutional Convention in the Face of Nationwide Special Interests Push

ACLU

ACLU Launches Multilingual Ad Campaign in Defense of First Amendment

Center for Media and Democracy

Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Nominee Scott Pruitt for Denying Public Access to Polluter Emails

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Peter Certo

The Hidden Bombshell in the Comey-Trump Story

Elizabeth Goitein

The Constitutional Rubicon of an Assange Prosecution

John Nichols

The Right Way to Amend the Constitution

Lee Rowland

We All Need to Defend Speech We Hate

Jameel Jaffer

Censorship at the Border Threatens Free Speech Everywhere

Maya Berry

The First Amendment Looks Especially Beautiful in Arabic

David Smith-Ferri

Resistance and Resolve in Russia: Memorial HRC

Sonali Kolhatkar

Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Disrespects the Constitution

David Cole

We’ll See You in Court: Why Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees Violates the Establishment Clause

DeShawn Taylor

I’m an Abortion Provider in a Red State, and I Expect the Attacks on Reproductive Freedom to Intensify in Trump’s America

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