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Civil Rights, Liberties, and Justice Complete Archives

The Enduring Importance of Civil Rights | November 18, 2011

Words Still Matter, Even in the Supreme Court | November 14, 2011

Making the Court a Priority for Progressives | October 20, 2011

Congress Shouldn’t Delay Justice Any Further | October 18, 2011

The Constitution Is Inherently Progressive | October 11, 2011

What If the Tea Party Wins? | September 16, 2011

Internet Privacy: The Impact and Burden of EU Regulation | September 15, 2011

Gays Are Us, Part II | August 25, 2011

Conservatives Outraged over Prosecution of Terror Suspect | July 6, 2011

Grounds for Objection | June 22, 2011

When Second Best Is the Best We Can Do | June 22, 2011

The Justice Gap | June 22, 2011

Access to Evidence | June 22, 2011

The Fake James Madison | May 27, 2011

Don’t Speak: If You Want to Be a Judge Someday You’d Better Shut Your Mouth | May 20, 2011

Disqualifying Excellence | May 5, 2011

CAP Takes Questions on Internet Privacy from Facebook Users | April 25, 2011

Social Networks, Privacy, and Freedom of Association | February 28, 2011

Race and Beyond: Why Do Some Americans Love Guns So Much? | February 1, 2011

Getting Online Privacy Policy Right | January 28, 2011

Clearly Constitutional | January 18, 2011

Déjà Vu All Over Again | January 3, 2011

The Most Neglected Branch | December 15, 2010

Separate and Unequal | December 6, 2010

First Monday | October 4, 2010

The Tyranny of the Timepiece | September 28, 2010

Ask the Expert: Why Aren't Judicial Nominees Being Confirmed? | August 16, 2010

What’s Next After Kagan | August 6, 2010

Living Out The True Meaning of Our Creed | August 6, 2010

Delaying the Inevitable | August 3, 2010

Postergando lo Inevitable | August 3, 2010

Falling Off a Cliff | July 30, 2010

Doomed to Repeat History | July 19, 2010

Keep Track of the Elena Kagan Nomination | July 16, 2010

The State of the Supreme Court | July 9, 2010

Justice Stevens’s Principled and Pragmatic Legacy | June 30, 2010

Narrowly Dodged Bullets: John Roberts’s Dissenting Opinions | June 28, 2010

Yes, We Do Need Separation of Church and State | June 10, 2010

Executive Privilege 101 | June 1, 2010

A Qualified and Faithful Legal Mind | May 13, 2010

Experience Comes from More than a Judge’s Robe | May 13, 2010

Think Again: Kagan Gets the Kitchen Sink | May 13, 2010

Faith and Family Equality | May 12, 2010

A Victory for Equal Justice | May 10, 2010

A Much-Needed Progressive Voice on the Court | May 10, 2010

Sports Teams and Players Stand Against Arizona Law | May 7, 2010

Dorothy Height's Legacy: Stand Together | April 29, 2010

A Three-Act Drama We Can Learn From | April 16, 2010

Standing Still as the Ground Shifted Right Under Him | April 9, 2010

Dream Bold Dreams | March 29, 2010

A Time for Courage | March 5, 2010

Why We Need to Help Unemployed Youth | February 3, 2010

Health Disparities in LGBT Communities of Color | January 15, 2010

New York's 9/11 Trial Justice | November 13, 2009

Getting Back on Track to Close Guantanamo | November 10, 2009

No Background Check? No Problem | November 2, 2009

Evangelicals Step Up for Marriage Equality | October 15, 2009

Vanessa Cárdenas: We Can Achieve Immigration Reform | August 17, 2009

Beyond Sotomayor's Confirmation | August 7, 2009

CAP Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court | August 6, 2009

LGBT Issues in Health Reform | July 27, 2009

From Gitmo to Bagram | July 22, 2009

The Ledbetter Lesson | July 16, 2009

A Common Touch Needed on the Supreme Court | July 16, 2009

Closing the Justice Gap | July 13, 2009

Ask the Expert: A Judge With Loyalty to the Law | July 9, 2009

Myth vs. Fact: Conservative Attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor | July 8, 2009

And Justice for All | July 8, 2009

Reducing U.S. Incarceration Rates | July 6, 2009

Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” | June 24, 2009

Ask the Expert: Putting an End to "Don't Ask Don't Tell" | June 22, 2009

Religious Voices Are Critical for the Advancement of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality | June 8, 2009

Obama's Right to Detain | May 29, 2009

Sonia Sotomayor: A Quality Nomination | May 26, 2009

California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 8 | May 26, 2009

Torture or Not, It’s Illegal and Wrong | May 14, 2009

Supreme Court Rules that Immigrants Have Rights, Too | May 5, 2009

Obama Can't Turn the Page on Torture | May 4, 2009

Standing Together Against Hate | April 28, 2009

Bush Administration Got the Guantanamo it Wanted | April 28, 2009

Obama Shows Leadership on Torture Memos | April 17, 2009

Four Things You Didn’t Know About God and Same-Sex Marriage | April 14, 2009

Steps Toward Equality | March 26, 2009

Keeping Americans Safe from Faulty Medical Devices | March 26, 2009

'Enemy combatants' no more | March 14, 2009

Weekly Round Up: March 2 - 6, 2009 | March 6, 2009

Expressing Faith Through Marriage Equality | March 3, 2009

Benefits Denied | March 3, 2009

The Costs of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | March 2, 2009

Think Again: Thank God for Gitmo! | February 26, 2009

Ask the Expert: Three Types of Challenges at Guantánamo | February 24, 2009

Guantánamo's Secrets | February 5, 2009

Closing Guantanamo, Restoring American Values | January 22, 2009

The State of Minorities: The Recession Issue | January 16, 2009

The First Step Toward Closing Guantánamo | January 13, 2009

Gitmo: No More | January 12, 2009

Closing Guantánamo 101 | January 6, 2009

Equal Benefits for Women | December 9, 2008

Stop this Fiasco | December 8, 2008

Scholars’ Statement of Principles for the New President on U.S. Detention Policy | December 1, 2008

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Where We Stand on Domestic Issues

CAP’s policy priorities for U.S. domestic policymaking center on building opportunities for all Americans to share in the American Dream. Our policy work concentrates on the core engines that drive equal opportunity and shared prosperity—education, health care, government oversight, poverty, women's rights. Our progressive domestic priorities underscore our commitment to government that works for the common good.