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Aug 9, 2018

Memphis Police Surveillance of Activists Is a Betrayal and a Reminder

Memphis police collecting data on activists reminds us they did this decades ago in the Civil Rights Movement.

A lawsuit by the ACLU of Tennessee recently produced...

By aclutn

Memphis police collecting data on activists reminds us they did this decades ago in the Civil Rights Movement.

A lawsuit by the ACLU of Tennessee recently produced...

By aclutn

Aug 8, 2018

The Ferguson Effect: Why Wesley Bell’s Primary Victory in St. Louis Matters

What Wesley Bell’s primary victory in St. Louis could mean for criminal justice reform in America.

On Tuesday, in what will go down as one of the most stunning political upsets in St. Louis County...

By aclutn

What Wesley Bell’s primary victory in St. Louis could mean for criminal justice reform in America.

On Tuesday, in what will go down as one of the most stunning political upsets in St. Louis County...

By aclutn

Aug 8, 2018

Private Prison Giant CoreCivic Manipulates Montana Into Renewing Its Contract

For-profit incarceration in Montana has failed people in prison and taxpayers. Gov. Bullock renewed private prison operator CoreCivic’s contract.

In November 2017, Gov. Steve Bullock convened a...

By aclutn

For-profit incarceration in Montana has failed people in prison and taxpayers. Gov. Bullock renewed private prison operator CoreCivic’s contract.

In November 2017, Gov. Steve Bullock convened a...

By aclutn

Aug 8, 2018

Federal Appeals Court Confirms Border Patrol Agents Can’t Kill People Across the Border With Impunity

An unjustified shooting of a teenager across the border isn’t just wrong — it’s unconstitutional.

On October 10, 2012, José Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a 16-year-old boy, was shot and killed on Calle...

By aclutn

An unjustified shooting of a teenager across the border isn’t just wrong — it’s unconstitutional.

On October 10, 2012, José Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a 16-year-old boy, was shot and killed on Calle...

By aclutn

Aug 7, 2018

Jeff Sessions’ Illegal Attacks on Asylum Seekers

The Trump administration is illegally eviscerating asylum protections for domestic violence survivors and other refugees at the border. We’re suing.

Grace,* an indigenous woman from a...

By aclutn

The Trump administration is illegally eviscerating asylum protections for domestic violence survivors and other refugees at the border. We’re suing.

Grace,* an indigenous woman from a...

By aclutn

Aug 7, 2018

On-Again, Off-Again: Where Do Things Stand With DACA?

A federal court in Washington D.C. ordered the government to begin accepting new DACA applications, but a court in Texas could stop it.

It was nearly a year ago that President Trump announced the...

By aclutn

A federal court in Washington D.C. ordered the government to begin accepting new DACA applications, but a court in Texas could stop it.

It was nearly a year ago that President Trump announced the...

By aclutn