Civil Liberties Defense Center

Writing about Pride Month in 2026 is a real mixed bag. On the one hand, the fascists are at the gate, our civil liberties are crumbling beneath our feet, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people are, once again, the cultural scapegoats for the religious-extremist right wing. That’s bad, but on the other hand, this is also an apex […]

The Supreme Court Is Rewriting Historic Rules of American Democracy   The most dangerous threats to civil liberties are often the least visible. They arrive dressed as legal reasoning. They speak in the language of standards and tests. They present themselves as restraint. And by the time their consequences become visible, the underlying structure they […]