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Apr 12, 2018

The Lakeith Smith Case Demonstrates the System’s Brokenness

Some of the prosecutorial tactics used against Smith are the very ones reformers want to change.

One night in 2015, several teenagers got together and burglarized two homes in Millbrook, Alabama....

By aclutn

Some of the prosecutorial tactics used against Smith are the very ones reformers want to change.

One night in 2015, several teenagers got together and burglarized two homes in Millbrook, Alabama....

By aclutn
Apr 11, 2018

Automatic Voter Registration Is on the Rise

Pushing back on Trump’s anti-voter agenda, states are making real progress.

Last week, Maryland joined eleven other states and the District of Columbia in adopting automatic voter registration....

By aclutn

Pushing back on Trump’s anti-voter agenda, states are making real progress.

Last week, Maryland joined eleven other states and the District of Columbia in adopting automatic voter registration....

By aclutn
Apr 11, 2018

50 Years After the Fair Housing Act, Tenants Are Still Fending Off Landlords’ Sexual Demands

It’s time to talk about sexual harassment in housing.

Fifty years ago today, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, which at long last protected Americans from discrimination when purchasing or...

By aclutn

It’s time to talk about sexual harassment in housing.

Fifty years ago today, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, which at long last protected Americans from discrimination when purchasing or...

By aclutn
Apr 11, 2018

Kentucky Abortion Ban, Here We Go Again

ACLU sues the state of Kentucky for blocking access to abortion.

For the third time in two years, the ACLU has sued Kentucky for blocking access to abortion. We’ve been here before. Once again, the...

By aclutn

ACLU sues the state of Kentucky for blocking access to abortion.

For the third time in two years, the ACLU has sued Kentucky for blocking access to abortion. We’ve been here before. Once again, the...

By aclutn
Apr 10, 2018

The Crime-Fraud Exception in the Michael Cohen Case

No one -- not even the president -- can be allowed to exploit the privilege to engage in crime.

On Tuesday morning, President Trump reacted to the news that the FBI searched the office of his...

By aclutn

No one -- not even the president -- can be allowed to exploit the privilege to engage in crime.

On Tuesday morning, President Trump reacted to the news that the FBI searched the office of his...

By aclutn
Apr 9, 2018

The Supreme Court Gives Police a Green Light to ‘Shoot First and Think Later’

The Supreme Court has turned qualified immunity for police into an absolute shield against accountability.

The Supreme Court just ruled that a police officer could not be sued for gunning down Amy...

By aclutn

The Supreme Court has turned qualified immunity for police into an absolute shield against accountability.

The Supreme Court just ruled that a police officer could not be sued for gunning down Amy...

By aclutn