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Jun 8, 2018

Senators Corker and Kaine Want to Give President Trump the Authority to Wage Worldwide War

Sens. Corker and Kaine’s new AUMF would cede Congress’ constitutional duty to declare war to the executive branch.

This piece is a shortened version of Deputy Director of the ACLU’s Washington...

By aclutn

Sens. Corker and Kaine’s new AUMF would cede Congress’ constitutional duty to declare war to the executive branch.

This piece is a shortened version of Deputy Director of the ACLU’s Washington...

By aclutn
Jun 8, 2018

Kansas Prosecutors Are Locking People Up Rather Than Offering — Or Even Telling Them About — Diversion

County Attorneys in the state are choosing costly incarceration over smarter alternatives.

Last year, Melissa Braham was driving from Colorado to Missouri with her boyfriend and her two children....

By aclutn

County Attorneys in the state are choosing costly incarceration over smarter alternatives.

Last year, Melissa Braham was driving from Colorado to Missouri with her boyfriend and her two children....

By aclutn
Jun 7, 2018

The Trump Administration Wants to Dump a Detained American Into One of the Most Dangerous Places on Earth

The government’s plan for an American unlawfully imprisoned abroad isn’t a safe release — it’s a death warrant.

For almost nine months, a U.S. citizen illegally detained by the U.S. military in Iraq...

By aclutn

The government’s plan for an American unlawfully imprisoned abroad isn’t a safe release — it’s a death warrant.

For almost nine months, a U.S. citizen illegally detained by the U.S. military in Iraq...

By aclutn
Jun 7, 2018

Jeff Sessions’ Deceitful Spin on Family Separation

On a talk show Tuesday, Jeff Sessions resorted to blatant lies in defense of tearing immigrant families apart.

In an...

By aclutn

On a talk show Tuesday, Jeff Sessions resorted to blatant lies in defense of tearing immigrant families apart.

In an...

By aclutn
Jun 6, 2018

Census Citizenship Question Illegally Discriminates Against Immigrants

Manipulating the census is part of the Trump’s plan to reduce the political and economic power of immigrants.

For the first time since 1950, the census will ask respondents whether...

By aclutn

Manipulating the census is part of the Trump’s plan to reduce the political and economic power of immigrants.

For the first time since 1950, the census will ask respondents whether...

By aclutn
Jun 5, 2018

A Woman Called the Police on My Native American Sons While They Were on a College Tour

The mother of two teens detained by police during a tour of Colorado State University demands an end to racial profiling.

It’s not easy to accept that two of my sons are now nationally known, not for...

By aclutn

The mother of two teens detained by police during a tour of Colorado State University demands an end to racial profiling.

It’s not easy to accept that two of my sons are now nationally known, not for...

By aclutn