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Oct 4, 2022

Voting Rights Are Center Stage This Supreme Court Term

Voting Rights
The Supreme Court is set to hear Merrill v. Milligan, a case about Alabama’s discriminatory congressional maps and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court is set to hear Merrill v. Milligan, a case about Alabama’s discriminatory congressional maps and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Sep 29, 2022

Three People Share How Ankle Monitoring Devices Fail, Harm, and Stigmatize

Criminal Legal Reform
Electronic monitoring typically uses GPS tracking systems in devices referred to as ankle bracelets, ankle shackles, or tethers to record the location of their wearers. This includes people awaiting trial,...
Electronic monitoring typically uses GPS tracking systems in devices referred to as ankle bracelets, ankle shackles, or tethers to record the location of their wearers. This includes people awaiting trial,...
A woman pulls up her pant leg and shows her ankle monitor.
A woman pulls up her pant leg and shows her ankle monitor.
Sep 28, 2022

How to Navigate Mental Health Apps That May Share Your Data

Privacy
As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.
As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.
Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.
Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.
Sep 28, 2022

Friends Ask Friends to Vote

Voting Rights
The midterm elections are coming, but voting can be confusing and overwhelming. People want to be good voters. They want to make informed choices about who to vote for and how to vote on issues.
The midterm elections are coming, but voting can be confusing and overwhelming. People want to be good voters. They want to make informed choices about who to vote for and how to vote on issues.
A voting booth
A voting booth
Sep 19, 2022

How to Start a Banned Book Club

First Amendment Rights
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
A group of students reading around a desk.
A group of students reading around a desk.
Sep 16, 2022

A Look at History: Civil Liberties Are on the Ballot

Voting Rights
Elections in 1968, 2000, and 2016 prompted significant rollbacks of civil liberties. We can’t repeat history in 2022.
Elections in 1968, 2000, and 2016 prompted significant rollbacks of civil liberties. We can’t repeat history in 2022.