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Aug 10, 2018

Voters Hold Bob McCulloch Accountable in St. Louis County

Momentum for a progressive prosecutorial revolution is building.

This week, voters in St. Louis County sent a clear message of support for the creation of a smarter justice system...

By aclutn

Momentum for a progressive prosecutorial revolution is building.

This week, voters in St. Louis County sent a clear message of support for the creation of a smarter justice system...

By aclutn
Aug 10, 2018

ICE Contractor Tries to Scare Activists With Legal Threats, Free Speech Be Damned

Private prison company GEO Group, which helps the Trump administration lock up immigrants, can’t sue critics for exercising their free speech rights.

It has been a rough week for the GEO Group, a...

By aclutn

Private prison company GEO Group, which helps the Trump administration lock up immigrants, can’t sue critics for exercising their free speech rights.

It has been a rough week for the GEO Group, a...

By aclutn
Aug 10, 2018

Across New York, People of Color and the Poor Can Face Eviction for Calling 911

A new report released by the NYCLU and ACLU reveals how “nuisance ordinances” hurt vulnerable tenants who need police assistance

In March 2016, Fulton, New York, police received a call that a man and...

By aclutn

A new report released by the NYCLU and ACLU reveals how “nuisance ordinances” hurt vulnerable tenants who need police assistance

In March 2016, Fulton, New York, police received a call that a man and...

By aclutn
Aug 9, 2018

'Turn the Plane Around': Government Wrongfully Deports Asylum Seekers

Judge orders administration to 'turn the plane around' and temporarily blocks deportations of asylum seekers fleeing sexual and gang violence.

The ACLU and the Trump administration squared off in...

By aclutn

Judge orders administration to 'turn the plane around' and temporarily blocks deportations of asylum seekers fleeing sexual and gang violence.

The ACLU and the Trump administration squared off in...

By aclutn
Aug 9, 2018

Memphis Police Surveillance of Activists Is a Betrayal and a Reminder

Memphis police collecting data on activists reminds us they did this decades ago in the Civil Rights Movement.

A lawsuit by the ACLU of Tennessee recently produced...

By aclutn

Memphis police collecting data on activists reminds us they did this decades ago in the Civil Rights Movement.

A lawsuit by the ACLU of Tennessee recently produced...

By aclutn
Aug 8, 2018

The Ferguson Effect: Why Wesley Bell’s Primary Victory in St. Louis Matters

What Wesley Bell’s primary victory in St. Louis could mean for criminal justice reform in America.

On Tuesday, in what will go down as one of the most stunning political upsets in St. Louis County...

By aclutn

What Wesley Bell’s primary victory in St. Louis could mean for criminal justice reform in America.

On Tuesday, in what will go down as one of the most stunning political upsets in St. Louis County...

By aclutn