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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
Nov 09, 2016
If Donald Trump Implements His Proposed Policies, We’ll See Him in Court
This morning, Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, and the ACLU has a message for him.
President-elect Trump, as you assume the nation’s highest office, we urge you to reconsider and change course on
By aclutn
Nov 07, 2016
The ACLU Is on the Ground in Five States Protecting Americans’ Right to Vote This Election Day
Tomorrow the U.S. will hold the first presidential election since 1965 without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act.
Since 2008, states across the country have passed measures to make it harder for Americans — particularly African-Amer
By aclutn
Nov 07, 2016
U.N. Investigator Talks About the Future of Solitary and the Death Penalty
Last week, renowned Argentinian human rights lawyer and torture survivor Juan Méndez ended his six extraordinary years as the U.N. special rapporteur on torture.
Méndez has been a fierce advocate against t
By aclutn
Nov 04, 2016
A Torture Victim Turned Human Rights Champion Ends His U.N. Run Fighting for Justice
This week, internationally renowned Argentinian human rights lawyer and torture survivor Juan Méndez is ending his six extraordinary years as the U.N. special rapporteur on torture.
Méndez has been a fierce advocate against t
By aclutn
Nov 04, 2016
Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Make Us or the Death Penalty Any Less Racist
This piece originally appeared at TIME.
The impact of race on criminal justice is one of the hottest topics of our time. Today’s police-shooting videos
By aclutn
Nov 03, 2016
The Voter Fraud Lie We Can’t Shake
This piece originally ran in The New York Times.
Early voting is underway, and according to Donald J. Trump, so is voter fraud. Almost daily, he proclaims that “large-sc
By aclutn
Nov 03, 2016
Let People Vote: Our Fight for Your Right to Vote in this Election
It’s been a long road from 2012 to 2016.Since the last presidential election, states around the country have been trying to suppress voting. But the ACLU, along with our affiliates and partners across the country, have been hard at work defending your right to vote. Over the last four years, we have won 15 victories in 12 states that will safeguard the voting rights of millions of Americans this November.Those wins include:
Arizona. In June 2013,
By aclutn
Nov 02, 2016
Catholic Hospitals Denied These Women Critical Care. Now They’re Speaking Out.
I am in awe of their courage, and I am heartbroken by what they have gone through. Woman after woman has come forward to tell us her story of being denied critical reproductive health care at a Catholic hospital.
By aclutn
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