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Jan 11, 2018

How the ACLU Plans to Engage in the 2018 Midterm Elections

The ACLU's electoral work will be driven by its enduring commitment to civil rights and civil liberties issues.

Earlier this week, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that he plans to run for U.S....

By aclutn

The ACLU's electoral work will be driven by its enduring commitment to civil rights and civil liberties issues.

Earlier this week, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that he plans to run for U.S....

By aclutn
Jan 11, 2018

How Poor Health Care Turned Walter Jordan’s Prison Sentence into a Death Sentence

Arizona prisons are causing harm and death because of inadequate medical and mental health care.

Walter Jordan tried to tell the world he was dying in prison in Arizona when he mailed a...

By aclutn

Arizona prisons are causing harm and death because of inadequate medical and mental health care.

Walter Jordan tried to tell the world he was dying in prison in Arizona when he mailed a...

By aclutn
Jan 11, 2018

A Fourth Young Immigrant Woman Is Being Blocked by the Trump Administration From Obtaining an Abortion

The ACLU filed papers on behalf of yet another girl 17-year-old whose right to an abortion is being flagrantly disregarded.

First there was Jane Doe. Then there were Jane Roe and...

By aclutn

The ACLU filed papers on behalf of yet another girl 17-year-old whose right to an abortion is being flagrantly disregarded.

First there was Jane Doe. Then there were Jane Roe and...

By aclutn
Jan 10, 2018

Trump Once Again Threatens to Change Federal Libel Laws That Don’t Exist

And even if they did, the First Amendment would stop him in his tracks.

In the latest in a ...

By aclutn

And even if they did, the First Amendment would stop him in his tracks.

In the latest in a ...

By aclutn
Jan 10, 2018

ICE Abused Somalis for 2 Days On a Plane and Now Wants to Send Them Into Harm’s Way

It is not only immoral to deport people to countries where they will be violently persecuted. It’s illegal.

Rahim Mohamed’s daughter was born in October, but the 32-year old father, who has been...

By aclutn

It is not only immoral to deport people to countries where they will be violently persecuted. It’s illegal.

Rahim Mohamed’s daughter was born in October, but the 32-year old father, who has been...

By aclutn
Jan 10, 2018

New Jersey Prisons Reverse Course on Banning ‘The New Jim Crow’ After ACLU of New Jersey Letter

The state with the worst racial disparities in incarceration lifts ban on Michelle Alexander's seminal book.

Michelle Alexander dedicates her book, “The New Jim Crow,” to the people who have been...

By aclutn

The state with the worst racial disparities in incarceration lifts ban on Michelle Alexander's seminal book.

Michelle Alexander dedicates her book, “The New Jim Crow,” to the people who have been...

By aclutn