Top news stories and must-read articles from the week.

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Net neutrality in danger

Net neutrality is one of the most important regulations that prohibits powerful Internet companies from controlling how and what we access on the Internet. The chairman of the FCC has now released a proposal that would end net neutrality. The end of net neutrality would completely change the way we use the Internet.

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Supreme Court hears monumental privacy case

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in the case, Carpenter v. United States. The case focuses on the ability of law enforcement agents to acquire cell phone location data without a warrant.

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Trump shares Islamophobic videos

This week, Donald Trump shared videos on Twitter that promoted Islamophobia. The administration claimed that the videos show the need for increased national security. However, all the videos really did was spread dangerous and unfounded anti-Muslim sentiments.

It’s about discrimination, not cake

The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. This case is not about cake; it is about the long history of discrimination that the LGBTQ community has faced.

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Time for Congress to pass DREAM Act

President Trump says he will end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) if Congress does not act. DACA recipients are Americans. It is time for Congress to pass the DREAM Act in order to protect dreamers.

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Anti-abortion measure hidden in tax bill

In the recent draft of the tax reform bill,  Senate Republicans hid language that is aimed at eroding abortion rights. The language tries to establish personhood for embryos and fetuses. This move is part of the continual attack on constitutional rights established in Roe v. Wade.

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Trump administration targets disabled DACA recipient

The Trump administration has detained a disabled undocumented immigrant for a month without charging him. Felipe Abonza-Lopez, a DACA recipient, has been mocked and treated cruelly during his prolonged detainment. Felipe’s situation is part of a disturbing erosion of immigration and disability rights under the Trump administration.

Two weeks ago, the ACLU helped secure the release of Rosa Maria Hernandez. As a 10-year old girl with cerebral palsy, Rosa Maria’s detainment sparked outrage from the nation and action from the ACLU.

South Carolina will stop jailing people for unpaid fines

In the past, South Carolina would jail you if you couldn’t pay government fines like traffic tickets. This practice, which essentially jailed people for being poor, will now come to an end.