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May 9, 2017

Long-Awaited Public Defense Reform Comes to New York State

State legislators passed bills that will help ensure New Yorkers get a real defense in courts of law.

For decades, poor New Yorkers accused of crimes have been forced to rely on an...

By aclutn

State legislators passed bills that will help ensure New Yorkers get a real defense in courts of law.

For decades, poor New Yorkers accused of crimes have been forced to rely on an...

By aclutn
May 9, 2017

The Chelsea Manning Case: A Timeline

Chelsea’s story raises numerous issues of interest to the ACLU. Here are the basics of her case.

On May 17, Chelsea Manning will be released from military prison after her sentence was commuted by...

By aclutn

Chelsea’s story raises numerous issues of interest to the ACLU. Here are the basics of her case.

On May 17, Chelsea Manning will be released from military prison after her sentence was commuted by...

By aclutn
May 9, 2017

The Muslim Ban Is a Muslim Ban, the ACLU Argued in Court 

There’s no confusion about what President Trump meant when he said he wanted to ban Muslims.

As the gavel sounded on Monday afternoon, the Richmond, Virginia, courtroom quieted. In a room of...

By aclutn

There’s no confusion about what President Trump meant when he said he wanted to ban Muslims.

As the gavel sounded on Monday afternoon, the Richmond, Virginia, courtroom quieted. In a room of...

By aclutn
May 8, 2017

How Odious Is the House-Passed American Health Care Act? Let Us Count the Ways It Hurts People With Disabilities.

Here are the seven ways that the American Health Care Act crushes people with disabilities.

Last week, 217 members of the House of Representatives voted to decimate our country’s safety net for...

By aclutn

Here are the seven ways that the American Health Care Act crushes people with disabilities.

Last week, 217 members of the House of Representatives voted to decimate our country’s safety net for...

By aclutn
May 8, 2017

This Is Not the Texas I Know

Senate Bill 4 ignores our values, imperils our communities and sullies our reputation as a free and welcoming state.

A version of this piece originally ran at the...

By aclutn

Senate Bill 4 ignores our values, imperils our communities and sullies our reputation as a free and welcoming state.

A version of this piece originally ran at the...

By aclutn
May 7, 2017

His Name Is Omar Jadwat, and He’s the ACLU Lawyer Arguing Against the Muslim Ban. Here’s What He Has to Say About It.

On May 8, a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va. is hearing the first full argument against Trump’s Muslim Ban.

On January 27, when President Trump issued an executive order banning people...

By aclutn

On May 8, a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va. is hearing the first full argument against Trump’s Muslim Ban.

On January 27, when President Trump issued an executive order banning people...

By aclutn