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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 07, 2017
Flying Home From Abroad, a Border Agent Stopped and Questioned Me … About My Work for the ACLU
Last week, I was flying home from a work trip and faced Customs and Border Protection questioning unlike anything I’ve ever experienced in over 25 years of travel into and out of this country, including more than 10 years of travel for my work as an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union and other rights groups.Compared to the hardship and suffering of the tens of thousands of people impacted by President Trump’s Muslim ban executive order, it was nothing. But it said something personal to me about the tenor of these dark times.
I was coming back from the island nation of Dominica, where I had gone for meetings and depositions in ou
By aclutn
Feb 07, 2017
Day 19: Tell your senators about DeVos's disturbing positions one last time before they vote
By Claire Gardner
Feb 06, 2017
Court Leaders Nationwide Send Message to Debtors’ Prisons: Courts Are Not ATMs.
Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.
By aclutn
Feb 05, 2017
Day 17: Learn how Trump’s SCOTUS nominee thinks your boss’s religion should dictate your health coverage
By Claire Gardner
Feb 03, 2017
Racial Disparities In Student Arrests Is An Epidemic Affecting Children Nationwide
Black students make up 15.5 percent of school enrollment nationwide but a staggering 33.4 percent of students arrested. This alarming finding comes from Education Week’s analysis of the latest federal Civil Rights Data Collection from the 2013-2014 school year.
This is a problem for all parts of our country. As Education Week reports, racial disparities are found in 4
By aclutn
Feb 03, 2017
Day 15: Share “Know Your Rights” Resources with Muslim People in Your Community
By Claire Gardner
Feb 03, 2017
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has a Troubling History When Ruling on Disability Rights Cases
On Tuesday night, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a federal appellate judge, as his nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court. As journalists and activists scour through Gorsuch’s judicial record, they would do well to pay attention to his decisions on disability rights.
Two cases stand out during Judge Gorsuch’s time at Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Assistant Professor Grace Hw
By aclutn
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