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Aug 8, 2017

In Louisiana, a Private Company Is Operating a Court-Approved Shakedown

People awaiting trial have been forced to pay exorbitant fees to a private company under the threat incarceration.

Imagine being arrested. You haven’t been convicted of a crime, but you...

By aclutn

People awaiting trial have been forced to pay exorbitant fees to a private company under the threat incarceration.

Imagine being arrested. You haven’t been convicted of a crime, but you...

By aclutn
Aug 7, 2017

As an Airline Pilot, I Struggle Everyday to Find a Clean, Sanitary Place to Pump Breast Milk for My Baby

A breastfeeding pilot for Frontier Airlines details how its lactation rooms for nursing mothers are unworkable.

Within days of coming back to work as a Frontier Airlines pilot after...

By aclutn

A breastfeeding pilot for Frontier Airlines details how its lactation rooms for nursing mothers are unworkable.

Within days of coming back to work as a Frontier Airlines pilot after...

By aclutn
Aug 7, 2017

Are States Coordinating With the Trump Administration to Take Down DACA? We Aim to Find Out.

We have requested records on any coordination on DACA between state officials and members of the Trump administration.

The ACLU filed public...

By aclutn

We have requested records on any coordination on DACA between state officials and members of the Trump administration.

The ACLU filed public...

By aclutn
Aug 5, 2017

'What I’ve Always Loved Is the Mischief for Creating Change'

The ACLU interviews Steve Crawshaw, the author of "Street Spirit: The Power of Protest and Mischief."

When Steve Crawshaw wrote his book about creative protests in totalitarian regimes...

By aclutn

The ACLU interviews Steve Crawshaw, the author of "Street Spirit: The Power of Protest and Mischief."

When Steve Crawshaw wrote his book about creative protests in totalitarian regimes...

By aclutn
Aug 4, 2017

Betsy DeVos Refuses to Take a Stand Against Discrimination, Again

Her cagey silence says federal money could be funneled to private and religious schools that exclude LGBT students.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was back in her hometown of Grand Rapids...

By aclutn

Her cagey silence says federal money could be funneled to private and religious schools that exclude LGBT students.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was back in her hometown of Grand Rapids...

By aclutn
Aug 4, 2017

A Federal Court Says Your Prescription Records Aren’t Really Private. The Supreme Court Might Have Something to Say About That.

An outdated legal theory opens up prescription data, call records, and more to warrantless searches. That could change.

When you fill a prescription at your local drug store, you would surely bristle...

By aclutn

An outdated legal theory opens up prescription data, call records, and more to warrantless searches. That could change.

When you fill a prescription at your local drug store, you would surely bristle...

By aclutn