Eight prisoners have died in Michigan custody in two months. Four are suspected homicides. MDOC owes the public answers, not silence or spin.

Eight prisoners have died in Michigan custody in two months. Four are suspected homicides. MDOC owes the public answers, not silence or spin.

People with disabilities should be able to sue the government for relief when federal agencies discriminate against them, Professor Margo Schlanger argues in a recent article.

Since June 2013, we have seen unprecedented security breaches and disclosures relating to American electronic surveillance. The nearly daily drip, and occasional gush, of once-secret policy and operat...

On June 18, the US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender minors. Writing for the 6-3 majority in US v. Skrmetti, Chief Justice John Roberts stated...

By Margo Schlanger, Published on 06/01/25

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on birthright citizenship this week — but it has become about something different entirely.

The scope of federal government exemption from ordinary liability and judicial scrutiny is, highly contested. That contest has never been more important than ri

The scope of federal government exemption from ordinary liability and judicial scrutiny is, highly contested. That contest has never been more important than ri

The scope of federal government exemption from ordinary liability and judicial scrutiny is, highly contested. That contest has never been more important than ri

The Phi Beta Kappa Society has named Professor Margo Schlanger as one of 14 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars for the 2025–2026 academic year.

DHS was created with a civil rights office to prevent the abuses we’re seeing now. Funny thing—Trump shut it down.

DHS was created with a civil rights office to prevent the abuses we’re seeing now. Funny thing—Trump shut it down.

DHS was created with a civil rights office to prevent the abuses we’re seeing now. Funny thing—Trump shut it down.

ICE has detained Mahmoud Khalil and other students and professors at Columbia University, Brown, Georgetown, on 'pro-Hamas' allegations.

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

Civil Rights Litigation Clearninghouse post: Clearinghouse is tracking Trump Administration litigation