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Nov 16, 2018

Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections For Students Filing Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault

Our analysis of how DeVos' proposed rule would change how colleges and universities deal with allegations of sexual assault under Title IX.

The Department of Education headed by Secretary Betsy DeVos...

By aclutn

Our analysis of how DeVos' proposed rule would change how colleges and universities deal with allegations of sexual assault under Title IX.

The Department of Education headed by Secretary Betsy DeVos...

By aclutn
Nov 16, 2018

Illinois Police Killed a Black Security Guard While Doing His Job

Jemel Robinson saved lives — but because of racially biased policing, he paid for it with his own.

In an alternate reality, Tuesday’s national news headlines would have read: “Active Shooter...

By aclutn

Jemel Robinson saved lives — but because of racially biased policing, he paid for it with his own.

In an alternate reality, Tuesday’s national news headlines would have read: “Active Shooter...

By aclutn
Nov 16, 2018

ICE Is Targeting Activists in Vermont. And the State’s DMV Has Been Helping Them.

ICE partnered with the Vermont DMV to target farmworker rights' activists for political repression.

In October 2017, Vermont-based Migrant Justice scored a major victory in the...

By aclutn

ICE partnered with the Vermont DMV to target farmworker rights' activists for political repression.

In October 2017, Vermont-based Migrant Justice scored a major victory in the...

By aclutn
Nov 15, 2018

Prisoners Are Getting Paid $1.45 a Day to Fight the California Wildfires

Incarcerated workers fighting wildfires deserve the same wages and protections that civilian workers receive.

As firefighters in California battle the deadliest wildfires in the state’s history,...

By aclutn

Incarcerated workers fighting wildfires deserve the same wages and protections that civilian workers receive.

As firefighters in California battle the deadliest wildfires in the state’s history,...

By aclutn
Nov 14, 2018

The Outgoing Congress Shouldn’t Reward Trump With More Homeland Security Funding

The Department of Homeland Security is a moral and fiscal disaster. The lame-duck Congress shouldn’t reward it with more taxpayer dollars.

Before Dec. 7, Congress will have to make a...

By aclutn

The Department of Homeland Security is a moral and fiscal disaster. The lame-duck Congress shouldn’t reward it with more taxpayer dollars.

Before Dec. 7, Congress will have to make a...

By aclutn
Nov 14, 2018

The 2018 Midterm Elections Demonstrate Criminal Justice Reform Is a Winner at the Ballot Box

The criminal justice reform movement is thriving and building for continued success in dismantling decades’ worth of tough on crime policies.

Criminal justice reform was on the ballot from coast to...

By aclutn

The criminal justice reform movement is thriving and building for continued success in dismantling decades’ worth of tough on crime policies.

Criminal justice reform was on the ballot from coast to...

By aclutn