Your Rights and Freedoms
Your rights and freedoms are the protections that government owes the people it serves, and the limits on what government may do. They come from the Constitution, federal and state laws, and court decisions. Congress, state legislatures, agencies, and courts shape and enforce them, and they reach speech, fairness, privacy, work, school, health, and family life.
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The Legal Standard FBI Must Meet to Search a Journalist’s Home
FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Virginia home of Hannah Natanson, a Washington Post reporter covering education, in January 2026—without arrest, advance…
A Reporter’s Seized Laptop and the Risk to Confidential Sources
FBI agents walked into Hannah Natanson's Virginia home on January 14, 2026, and seized her laptop, phone, and smartwatch. With those electronics, they gained…
When DOJ Won’t Prosecute, Can Families Sue Federal Officers?
On January 8, 2026, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. Last week, the Department of Justice announced it would…
Federal Funding at Risk: What Schools Could Lose Over Title IX Violations
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two cases about transgender athletes. Finance directors are calculating what happens to their budgets if they guess…
How the Supreme Court Decides Equal Protection Cases: Scrutiny Levels, Explained
Equal protection cases turn on scrutiny levels, government goals and the fit between them. Court decisions show when different treatment survives review.
This Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Title IX Beyond Sports
The Supreme Court will decide in 2026 whether schools can separate bathrooms, locker rooms, and dorms by sex—or whether doing so violates federal law…
Bostock Protected Transgender Workers. Do Students Have the Same Rights?
Transgender students’ rights depend on the school policy, Title IX and constitutional rules, with different tests for sports, bathrooms and harassment.
Article I Courts: How America’s Legislative Tribunals Work
The American judicial system is frequently visualized through the lens of the Supreme Court: nine justices in black robes, serving for life, issuing final…
When Can the Government Discipline Teachers for Social Media Posts?
More than 350 Texas educators face investigation by state officials for social media posts they made about Charlie Kirk's assassination. Some have been fired.…
9th Circuit Strikes Down California’s Open Carry Ban: What It Means for Gun Rights Nationwide
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California's ban on openly carrying firearms in counties with more than 200,000…