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DARE: Kavanaugh, His Accuser Will Testify Before Senate Committee

News DigestSeptember 18, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee slates hearing for Monday where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Prof. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of a long-ago assault, will testify. Showdown… More

DARE: Texas State Board of Education Votes to Erase Hillary Clinton from History Curriculum

News DigestSeptember 17, 2018

Texas Board of Education votes to remove Hillary Clinton and Hellen Keller from the state's curriculum. Trump is found to have uttered 5,000 false or misleading statements since his… More

DARE: Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Decided Against Net Neutrality and for NSA Surveillance

News DigestJuly 10, 2018

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who previously stated the net neutrality rule was “unlawful and must be vacated,” raises concern for the future of online privacy and… More

DARE: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Retire

News DigestJune 28, 2018

Rights, precedents, and values at stake as Justice Anthony Kennedy resigns, opening way for contentious battle over new Trump nominee to U.S. Supreme Court. More

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Supreme Court’s Decision on Travel Ban Deals Blow to Exchange of Cultures and Ideas

Press ReleaseJune 26, 2018

"​Open discourse, including the right to in-person exchange, is protected by the First Amendment and is a potent ​​catalyst for cross-cultural​​ understanding, international cooperation, and global progress." More

DARE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Adopts the Mantle of Grievance

News DigestJune 26, 2018

Debates rage on over ouster of Sarah Huckabee Sanders from Red Hen restaurant, with White House spokesperson styling herself a standard-bearer for civility and a victim of its opposite.… More

DARE: Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border

News DigestJune 19, 2018

ProPublica fuels the fire of a raging debate over family separations at the border through release of an audiotape of children wailing for their parents. LA Times, under new… More

Supreme Court’s Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Does Not Give a License to Discriminate

Press ReleaseJune 5, 2018

"As a literary organization, we are acutely sensitive to infringements on artistic freedom. However, we also recognize that anti-discrimination laws are necessary and important to ensure that all people… More

DARE: Supreme Court Appears to Lean in Favor of Trump’s Right to Impose Travel Ban

News DigestApril 26, 2018

During pivotal hearing, Supreme Court majority seems to signal support for legality of Trump travel ban. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the administration supports a free press… More

DARE: The Supreme Court Is about to Weigh in on Trump’s Muslim Ban

News DigestApril 24, 2018

Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on constitutionality of the Trump Muslim Ban. Pending European data privacy rules may end up playing into the hands of Google and Facebook.… More

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