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Free Speech Under Fire: Why the First Amendment Matters Today

March 10, 2025

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Constitution of the united states in its own case

With our rights under attack, it’s more important than ever that all Americans know their rights under the First Amendment.

Iowa stripped civil rights from trans people

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

March 2, 2025

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Woman holding a sign that says, trans rights are human rights

GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.

‘We’ve been essentially muzzled’: Education Department halts thousands of civil rights investigations under Trump

by Jennifer Smith Richards

February 25, 2025

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Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.

MAGA supporters do not want to be aligned with historic moments of hate

by The Damage Report

February 16, 2025

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Trump supporter wearing a trump 2024 beanie

Donald Trump supporters lose their minds over how their views align with historic moments of hate.

Why the Right Blames DEI

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

January 11, 2025

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Multi-colored arms raised with hearts on their hands

Diversity is embracing the differences everyone brings to the table, whether it’s someone’s race, age, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability or other aspects of social identity.

ACLU of Kansas prepares for second Trump term and ‘attacks on civil liberties’

by Allison Kite

December 14, 2024

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Micah kubic, executive director of the aclu of kansas

Civil rights activists in Kansas are staffing up and engaging with local officials to prepare for a second Donald Trump presidency.

The Devil and Political dynamite: Kansas Sex Radicals Moses and Lillian Harman Are Newly Relevant

by Max McCoy

December 1, 2024

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A cartoon from the library of congress’ collection depicts the moralistic crusader “anthony comstock as a monk thwarting shameless displays of excessive flesh, whether that of women, horses, or dogs, with a ‘jane doe warrant. '” (library of congress)

Although Lillian Harman was not as famous as other sex radicals in Victorian America, her prosecution resonates today regarding equality, free speech and the role of the state in determining what individuals can do with their bodies.

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