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For decades, local, state and federal public officials from both political parties and powerful interest groups engineered the system of mass incarceration. They did this in part by constructing a narrative of fear fueled by racism through which they passed laws, spent billions of dollars, and separated millions of families. It was a disaster of epic proportions that unfolded in slow motion and for which we are still paying the price today as a nation.
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By aclutn
Feb 14, 2017
This Virginia County Denied a Necessary Permit to Build a Mosque, and It Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
In Culpeper County, Virginia, some parcels of land have soil that make installing a septic system untenable. Unfortunately for the Islamic Center of Culpeper, they bought just such a parcel of land to build their mosque on. The solution, however, was straightforward. All they had to do was request a routine “pump and haul” permit from the county to remove sewage from the site.
In April 2016, the county denied the Islamic Center’s permit request, and that denial doesn’t pass
By aclutn
Feb 13, 2017
Day 25: Share "Know Your Rights" cards for immigrants interacting with law enforcement
By Claire Gardner
Feb 13, 2017
Are U.S. Agents Carrying Out Trump’s Muslim Ban at Airports in Canada and Ireland? We Aim to Find Out.
As part of our multiple tactics to keep up the pressure against President Trump’s Muslim immigration ban, on Friday the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request with U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanding records on the implementation of the executive order at all 15 CBP “preclearance” airport locations abroad. These are facilities at airports in other countries where people coming to the U.S. go through U.S. immigration and customs before being allowed to get on their flights.
The preclearance program operates in Canada, Ireland, Aruba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the United Arab Emirates (although CBP
By aclutn
Feb 12, 2017
Day 24: Learn about ACLU lantern and civil rights icon Mildred and Richard Loving
By Claire Gardner
Feb 11, 2017
Day 23: Find out what the school climate is like for LGBTQ students in Tennessee
By Claire Gardner
Feb 10, 2017
The ACLU Teamed Up With a Community of Brooklyn Dancers to Create a ‘Know Your Rights’ Video for Stop and Frisk Encounters
When people hear “stop and frisk”, many different scenarios may come to mind. This can include a scenario where someone is doing something illegal. So, let me be clear at the outset. The ACLU doesn’t oppose police stops when someone is doing something illegal. The ACLU, however, is concerned about the police stopping people who are doing nothing illegal and where that stop infringes on their rights.
We oppose stops by police when they are made because of the color of someone’s skin, or the way they dress, or because
By aclutn
Feb 10, 2017
The Ninth Circuit Reminds President Trump That There Are Limits to His Executive Power
This piece originally appeared at The New York Review of Books.
The unanimous decision on Thursday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold an emergency stay on President Donald Tru
By aclutn
Feb 10, 2017
The ACLU Is in Dublin, Ireland, Today Defending the Right to Privacy for Europeans and Americans Alike
Today, lawyers for Facebook will cross-examine ACLU Staff Attorney Ashley Gorski at a court hearing in Dublin, Ireland, about U.S. surveillance policies and privacy protections. The hearing is part of litigation in European courts over whether users’ private data is adequately safeguarded when companies like Facebook move that information from Europe to the United States.
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By aclutn
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