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Jun 22, 2023

Police Should Not Be Allowed to Compel Our Cell Phone Passwords

An Illinois Supreme Court decision illustrates the judicial divide over our Fifth Amendment rights in the digital age.
An Illinois Supreme Court decision illustrates the judicial divide over our Fifth Amendment rights in the digital age.
A person trying to enter security pin code on a cell phone screen.
A person trying to enter security pin code on a cell phone screen.
Jun 19, 2023

Reparations, in Our Lifetime

The fight for reparations is gaining ground across the country, and can no longer be ignored.
The fight for reparations is gaining ground across the country, and can no longer be ignored.
Demonstrators with the Reparationist Collective gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to demand reparations from slavery and inequity
Demonstrators with the Reparationist Collective gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to demand reparations from slavery and inequity
Jun 15, 2023

Protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act at the State Level

The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland.
The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland.
Demonstrators stand outside the US Supreme Court to hear decisions over Indian Child Welfare Act.
Demonstrators stand outside the US Supreme Court to hear decisions over Indian Child Welfare Act.
Jun 13, 2023

AMP v. Myriad: The Fight to Take Back Our Genes

Ten years after the Supreme Court invalidated the patents on two human genes in AMP v. Myriad, we revisit the landmark case amid renewed calls for gene patenting.
Ten years after the Supreme Court invalidated the patents on two human genes in AMP v. Myriad, we revisit the landmark case amid renewed calls for gene patenting.
Activists set against gene patenting gather in front of the US Supreme Court prior to the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics hearing.
Activists set against gene patenting gather in front of the US Supreme Court prior to the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics hearing.
Jun 13, 2023

Donated Blood or an Organ? Police Shouldn’t Have Easy Access to Your DNA

Warrantless analysis of DNA is unconstitutional and will damage public health initiatives.
Warrantless analysis of DNA is unconstitutional and will damage public health initiatives.
A group of blood test tubes.
A group of blood test tubes.
Jun 12, 2023

Core First Amendment Rights are Implicated in This Supreme Court Case about True Threats

The outcome of a case before the Supreme Court could have grave implications for protest, advocacy, and expression.
The outcome of a case before the Supreme Court could have grave implications for protest, advocacy, and expression.
The U.S. Supreme Court building.
The U.S. Supreme Court building.