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Know Your Rights: Your Cell Phone Belongs to You, Not Your School

August 22, 2017

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Education Equity, Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

There are some things you won't be able to avoid when the new school year starts up. Homework. Pop quizzes. Final exams. But one thing you shouldn’t have to do is let your school search your phone. Under California law, school officials cannot... Read more »

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Know Your Rights: Your School Has No Business Checking Your Immigration Status

August 21, 2017

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Education Equity, Immigrants' Rights

In this time when our federal government has ordered ICE officials to aggressively pursue undocumented folks, it’s important to remind some of our most vulnerable populations about their constitutional rights. Read more »

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Conozca sus derechos: Su escuela no tiene ningún derecho a revisar su estatus migratorio

August 21, 2017

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Education Equity, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

Read this in English » En estos momentos, cuando nuestro gobierno federal ha ordenado que agentes de ICE persigan agresivamente a personas indocumentadas, es importante hacerles recordar a nuestras poblaciones más vulnerables de sus derechos... Read more »

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What's Wrong with Airport Face Recognition?

August 4, 2017

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has launched a “Traveler Verification Service” (TVS) that envisions applying face recognition to all airline passengers, including U.S. citizens, boarding flights exiting the United States. This system raises... Read more »

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Civil Rights Data Advocacy at the State Level

July 30, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Education Equity, Racial Justice

Over the past decade, advocates have pushed state and local education agencies to collect and release data on how students are treated in their schools and justice systems. Read more »

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Red-Baiting – An Old Trend Resurfaces #ACLUTimeMachine

July 21, 2017

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Free Speech, Voting Rights

During the last four weeks of the 2016 election cycle, I was placed at a county Republican headquarters as part of a fellowship. While there, I witnessed firsthand how then candidate Donald Trump’s open contempt for the free press was mirrored and... Read more »

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Becoming a Civil Rights Data Advocate

June 26, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Education Equity

Equal and fair treatment of students isn't something that can be taken for granted. It must be monitored. Data advocacy has long been a part of civil rights work, whether in the arenas of housing, employment, or education. Read more »

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No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail

June 23, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, LGBT Equality

When it comes to the criminal justice system, the odds are stacked against queer and trans people. The money bail system is no different. Read more »

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If the Government Spied on You, How Would You Know?

June 21, 2017

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

We’re suing the Justice Department to disclose when the government tells people it electronically spied on them. Read more »

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50 Years of Loving #ACLUTimeMachine

June 6, 2017

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Racial Justice

It was 50 years ago today that the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v Virginia that the Racial Integrity Act, which banned interracial marriage, was an instrument of white supremacy and violated the Constitution . The court’s unanimous decision came... Read more »

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Know Your Rights: Your Cell Phone Belongs to You, Not Your School

Know Your Rights: Your School Has No Business Checking Your Immigration Status

Conozca sus derechos: Su escuela no tiene ningún derecho a revisar su estatus migratorio

What's Wrong with Airport Face Recognition?

Civil Rights Data Advocacy at the State Level

Red-Baiting – An Old Trend Resurfaces #ACLUTimeMachine

Becoming a Civil Rights Data Advocate

No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail

If the Government Spied on You, How Would You Know?

50 Years of Loving #ACLUTimeMachine

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