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We can be pretty sure that each new day will bring two things: new threats to our civil liberties, and new stories of people standing up for their rights and winning. Behind every court ruling is a person. Behind every landmark law is a movement. Read the stories and hear the voices that ground our work.
No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail
When it comes to the criminal justice system, the odds are stacked against queer and trans people. The money bail system is no different.
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If the Government Spied on You, How Would You Know?
We’re suing the Justice Department to disclose when the government tells people it electronically spied on them.
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50 Years of Loving #ACLUTimeMachine
The Miseducation of Betsy DeVos (Apologies, Lauryn Hill)
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently referred to opponents of vouchers as “flat Earthers” who have “chilled creativity” in the education system.
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ICE Using Powerful Stingray Surveillance Devices In Deportation Searches
ICE obtained a warrant to track and locate the cell phone of an immigrant from El Salvador who the government believed to be removable from the country. This is the first evidence we’ve seen of ICE using a Stingray in a specific immigration enforcement operation, but we’ve known for some time that the agency possesses the technology.
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Celebrating Harvey Milk and the Defeat of the Briggs Initiative - #ACLUTimeMachine
Every year on May 22, California celebrates Harvey Milk Day to mark the indelible impact Milk left on the world. Did you know that in the last year of his life, Milk tirelessly fought a virulently homophobic statewide initiative that looked very likely to pass and would have put California in the vanguard of a growing anti-gay movement?
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This Mental Health Month, Advocates Demand Bail Reform
Jails have become America's top place to warehouse people living with mental health challenges. Far too many of those incarcerated are locked up for low-level offenses related to their health condition.
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Behind Many 'Mom and Pop' Bail Bonds Shops is a Huge Insurance Corporation Out to Profit from Misery
Every year, money bail boosts bail insurance corporations’ profits at the expense of millions of low-income people of color.
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When Your Tap Water is Toxic
Repeating Mistakes of the Past: Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act
It's the 135th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, an immigration law that legitimized racism as policy.
Why Did the Government Search an Artist’s iPhone at the Border?
April 29 Marked 100 Days of Resistance
On Nov. 9, 2016 we awoke to a new reality. America had elected Donald J. Trump as its 45th President. “We’ll see you in court” became the ACLU's mantra.
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