Key Legal Updates From a Busy Summer in Court

It's been a very busy summer in court. Catch up on some of the biggest highlights in cases ranging from freedom of speech and religion to voting rights and immigrants' rights.

By Carol Garvan

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Back to School 2026: A Know Your Rights Guide for Students, Faculty, & Staff

It's more important than ever for students, families, teachers, and school staff to know their rights and how to protect them.

By Molly Curren Rowles, Maggie Nugent

Know Your Rights: Back to School

ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras But the Fix is In

The technology appears unlikely to constrain the immigration agencies; much more sweeping reforms are needed

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Students and Faculty Have the Right to Speak Without Fear

We're asking a federal court to ensure that students and faculty on college campuses can engage in free speech without fear of retaliation.

By Samuel Crankshaw

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Victory: Federal Court Rules Trump is Unlawfully Jailing Certain Immigrants Without Bond

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's denial of bond hearings to immigrants in detention.

By Maggie Nugent

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Fighting Trump's Latest Attacks on Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court decisively ruled to protect birthright citizenship in our case earlier this year, but the president has signed another order attempting to undermine the 14th Amendment.

By Samuel Crankshaw

Birthright Citizenship Rally at SCOTUS

We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.

The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all.

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For All Our Neighbors, We Need the “ICE Out of Schools” Law

When federal agents descended upon Maine for “Operation Catch of the Day," regular people leapt into action to protect their communities. Now Maine law has their back.

By Aaron Rosenblum

ICE Out of Schools and State Healthcare

We Filed New Claims Against Federal Agents for Violence in Maine

We filed five administrative claims against the federal government on behalf of people who suffered abuse at the hands of rogue federal immigration agents.

By Maggie Nugent

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