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Tortured Explanations | April 19, 2008

Online Behavioral Advertising: Technical Steps Needed to Ensure Consumer Control | April 10, 2008

This Week in Congress 4.7.08 - 4.11.08 | April 7, 2008

Real Problems with the REAL ID | April 2, 2008

Endgame | March 14, 2008

Think Again: Catch-22 Revisited: The Bush Administration and the Public’s “Right to Know” | March 13, 2008

Interactive Map: The Latino Vote in 2008 | February 28, 2008

Issue Pulse: Waterboarding Is Torture | February 7, 2008

Privacy Key to Yahoo Merger; Microsoft Bid Must Ensure Safeguards | February 1, 2008

Shutter This Death Trap | January 30, 2008

The State of Latinos in the Union | January 28, 2008

New Regulations Fail to Address Security, Privacy | January 24, 2008

Supreme Court Takes on Voter ID Laws | January 9, 2008

Heeding Roberts’ Call: Chief Justice Calls for Judicial Pay Reform | January 4, 2008

Ending Torture: CIA Tapes Spur House Action | December 13, 2007

Return to a Proven Path: Established Systems Can Handle Terrorists | December 5, 2007

Taking on Hate Crimes | December 3, 2007

Unequal Taxes on Equal Benefits | December 3, 2007

Not the Right Choice | October 31, 2007

Safeguarding Liberty and Security Under FISA | October 31, 2007

One Inch at a Time | October 22, 2007

Pursuing the Global Common Good | October 15, 2007

Restoring Our Liberties: New Surveillance Bill Would Begin to Restore Checks and Balances | October 10, 2007

The Roberts Four: Men on a Mission | October 1, 2007

The Roberts Court Round Three: What to Look For | October 1, 2007

Think Again: Jena, Finally | September 27, 2007

Evaluating Bush's Pick for Attorney General | September 17, 2007

The Department of Justice and the American People Deserve a Break | August 27, 2007

Think Again: FISA and the Founders | August 16, 2007

Europe Confronts Islam | August 7, 2007

Signing Off On Discrimination | July 30, 2007

This Week in Congress: 7.23.07 – 7.27.07 | July 23, 2007

The Voting Section’s Ethical Cloud | July 17, 2007

Think Again: The Pure Politics of “Privilege” | July 12, 2007

Inaction Begets Reaction: Stalled Immigration Reform Sparks Problems | July 11, 2007

Closing the Ledbetter Loophole | July 11, 2007

This Week in Congress: 7.9.07 - 7.13.07 | July 9, 2007

Think Again: Lies, Justice, and the Punditocracy's "Place" | July 5, 2007

Public Wants to Safeguard Civil Liberties | July 5, 2007

The Politicization of the Supreme Court | June 28, 2007

The Court’s Forgotten Promises | June 28, 2007

Talking Points: Roberts and Alito | June 27, 2007

Supreme Court Decisions in Peril | June 27, 2007

In Their Own Words: Roberts and Alito | June 27, 2007

Habeas Corpus Extends to Gitmo | June 26, 2007

Unearthing Civil Rights Erosion | June 21, 2007

The Right of Voluntary Marriage: Observations on the 40th Anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia ruling on interracial marriage | June 12, 2007

A Letter to Secretary Rice on Standards for Permissible Interrogations | June 11, 2007

And Justice for All: Embracing Sexual and Gender Diversity within the Faith Community | June 11, 2007

Reining in Use of NSLs | June 7, 2007

Think Again: “Modest and Respectful No More” | June 6, 2007

Today I Am Proud to Call New Haven My Hometown | June 5, 2007

Treating Mothers with Dignity, Ending the Practice of Shackling during Delivery | May 9, 2007

All the President’s Secrets | May 1, 2007

Standing Up Against Hate Crimes | April 12, 2007

Phoning Home: High Cost Calls Hinder Prisoner Rehabilitation | April 9, 2007

Deterioration of Civil Rights Under Bush: Editors of the “Erosion of Rights” Report Testify | April 3, 2007

The Smoke Is Rising | March 29, 2007

Making Equal Opportunity a Reality in the 21st Century | March 23, 2007

The Erosion of Rights | March 21, 2007

Reining in Warrantless Searches | March 9, 2007

Restoring America’s Moral Authority: A 10-Point Plan of Action | February 28, 2007

Firing the Foggo Prosecutor: Sacked U.S. Attorney Bags CIA Official | February 14, 2007

Blood on the Courthouse Floor | January 19, 2007

Prosecutors and Politicians | January 18, 2007

Attacks on Our Courts: Justice O’Connor’s Warning | November 17, 2006

Poor Initiative | November 13, 2006

Michigan Affirmative-Action Measure Is All Wrong | November 3, 2006

Does the Hyde Amendment Violate Human Rights? | October 20, 2006

Common Good Reaffirmed: A Vision for America and the World | October 19, 2006

Quiet Revolution: The Threat of A Right Wing Judiciary | October 11, 2006

A Travesty | September 29, 2006

Shredding the Fourth Amendment | September 29, 2006

Offending American and Christian Principles: The Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005 | September 26, 2006

Workers' Rights Threatened: A Discussion of the Pending National Labor Relations Board Cases | September 22, 2006

Fool Me Twice | September 22, 2006

Opposition to Dangerous Detainee Bill Grows | September 21, 2006

Why a New Poll Tax? | September 20, 2006

Administration’s Detainee Bill Is Dangerous And Deeply Flawed | September 8, 2006

It’s About Time | September 7, 2006

Real American Values | July 18, 2006

Mandating Discrimination | July 18, 2006

After Delay, House Renews VRA | July 13, 2006

No Mere Oversight | July 12, 2006

New Rules | July 11, 2006

Mapping Our Rights: Navigating Discrimination Across the United States | July 6, 2006

Upholding the Rule of Law | June 30, 2006

Restoring the Rule of Law | June 30, 2006

Selective Outrage | June 28, 2006

Safeguard the Constitution | June 23, 2006

Consumers are King | June 20, 2006

Honor the Flag | June 14, 2006

What Are They Thinking? | June 14, 2006

Is Data Retention Secure? | June 12, 2006

A Time to Speak: Why Progressive Religious Leaders Must Find Their Voice on Sexual Justice | June 9, 2006

Hastert Finally Got it Right | June 6, 2006

Fact-Checking the President's Statement on the Marriage Amendment | June 5, 2006

Federalism, Democratic Values and the Federal Marriage Amendment | June 5, 2006

Open Letter to Sen. Specter | May 17, 2006

29 Questions for the Senate Judiciary Committee | May 16, 2006

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