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Oct 12, 2017

We Don’t Think an 8-Year-Old Boy Should Be Put in Handcuffs. A Judge Finally Agreed With Us.

A federal judge just put a small crack in the school to prison pipeline.

In the fall of 2014, “SR,” a little 8-year-old boy in Kenton County, Kentucky, had a terrible day at school. The...

By aclutn

A federal judge just put a small crack in the school to prison pipeline.

In the fall of 2014, “SR,” a little 8-year-old boy in Kenton County, Kentucky, had a terrible day at school. The...

By aclutn

Oct 12, 2017

We’re Suing the Government for Violating the Rights of Passengers on Delta Airlines 1583 in Police-State Fashion

CBP agents detained every passenger on a domestic flight and forced them to show their papers before deplaning.

On February 22, 2017, Delta Airlines Flight 1583...

By aclutn

CBP agents detained every passenger on a domestic flight and forced them to show their papers before deplaning.

On February 22, 2017, Delta Airlines Flight 1583...

By aclutn

Oct 12, 2017

Think You Have a Constitutional Right to an Attorney? Not in Many South Carolina Courts

Municipal courts in South Carolina are treating the right to counsel as a luxury the poor cannot afford.

Imagine getting arrested, charged with a crime, prosecuted, convicted, and hauled off...

By aclutn

Municipal courts in South Carolina are treating the right to counsel as a luxury the poor cannot afford.

Imagine getting arrested, charged with a crime, prosecuted, convicted, and hauled off...

By aclutn

Oct 12, 2017

Kansas Won’t Let Me Train Math Teachers Because I Boycott Israel

The state should not be telling people what causes they can or can’t support.

I’m a member of the Mennonite Church. I’ve also been a math teacher for almost a decade. Because of my political views,...

By aclutn

The state should not be telling people what causes they can or can’t support.

I’m a member of the Mennonite Church. I’ve also been a math teacher for almost a decade. Because of my political views,...

By aclutn

Oct 11, 2017

Our Fight to Stop Discriminatory Screening Practices at AmeriCorps

The program's intrusive health screening forms and guidelines discriminate against people with disabilities.

Has your employer, school, or volunteer program ever required you to disclose all the...

By aclutn

The program's intrusive health screening forms and guidelines discriminate against people with disabilities.

Has your employer, school, or volunteer program ever required you to disclose all the...

By aclutn

Oct 11, 2017

Want to Roll Back Trump's Tough on Crime Playbook? Then We Must Elect Candidates Committed to Criminal Justice Reform.

Nixon's tough on crime political playbook has resulted in a mass incarceration crisis.

This piece originally appeared at...

By aclutn

Nixon's tough on crime political playbook has resulted in a mass incarceration crisis.

This piece originally appeared at...

By aclutn