News & Commentary

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in U.S. cities raises anxieties and civil liberties concerns.

These bills directly respond to authoritarian-style abuses like secret police, due process violations, and local immigration detention.

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket

This video series details the story of the fight for incarcerated mothers and their children, made in partnership with UWM Film Students.

Amidst political attacks on transgender youth, we remember that LGBTQ+ rights are won by the people.

This Pride Month, Menominee historian Kaméwanukiw, Paula Rabideaux Fernandez, reaffirms that Two Spirit youth deserve to feel safe and loved.

The Trump administration's latest attack on our rights threatens our ability to defend ourselves from injustice. We won't stand for it.

Fighting for our freedom, civil rights, and liberties requires long-term stamina and energy. You can’t pour from an empty cup or run something with a dead battery. 

In recent weeks, Wisconsin has faced some of the gravest abuses of power of our time. The government cannot jail people they disagree with and disappear others they don’t like.