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Aug 6, 2018

A Jury May Have Sentenced a Man to Death Because He Is Gay. It’s Time for a Federal Court to Hear His Bias Claim

Jurors in a South Dakota death penalty case thought a gay man might enjoy being sentenced to life in prison with other men, so they voted for death.

Last week, civil rights groups, including the...

By aclutn

Jurors in a South Dakota death penalty case thought a gay man might enjoy being sentenced to life in prison with other men, so they voted for death.

Last week, civil rights groups, including the...

By aclutn

Aug 6, 2018

Federal Judge Declares ‘Policing for Profit’ Unconstitutional

Police in New Mexico were ignoring the state’s law against civil asset forfeiture until a federal ruling last week.

Anybody who has watched at least one episode of Law & Order knows that in...

By aclutn

Police in New Mexico were ignoring the state’s law against civil asset forfeiture until a federal ruling last week.

Anybody who has watched at least one episode of Law & Order knows that in...

By aclutn

Aug 3, 2018

A Life Worth Living

An alumnus of the ACLU’s Summer Institute discusses the life lessons she learned over two summers attending the program.

You can read every article ever written about discrimination and it wouldn’t...

By aclutn

An alumnus of the ACLU’s Summer Institute discusses the life lessons she learned over two summers attending the program.

You can read every article ever written about discrimination and it wouldn’t...

By aclutn

Aug 3, 2018

Elementary School Kids Don’t Belong in Handcuffs

The ACLU is suing Flint police for putting a 7-year-old with disabilities in handcuffs for kicking a cart in school.

Chrystal McCadden thought she had done everything necessary to ensure an...

By aclutn

The ACLU is suing Flint police for putting a 7-year-old with disabilities in handcuffs for kicking a cart in school.

Chrystal McCadden thought she had done everything necessary to ensure an...

By aclutn

Aug 2, 2018

3 Reasons Why Immigration Detention Centers Are Not Like ‘Summer Camp’

During a congressional hearing this week, a Trump administration official compared immigrant detention centers to a summer camp.

In the first and possibly only congressional oversight hearing on...

By aclutn

During a congressional hearing this week, a Trump administration official compared immigrant detention centers to a summer camp.

In the first and possibly only congressional oversight hearing on...

By aclutn

Aug 1, 2018

The Trump Administration Is Preventing Detained Immigrants From Practicing Their Religion

We’re suing the government to make sure detained immigrants can practice their religion as well as receive adequate food and medical care.

Amid the chaos of family separations and zero-...

By aclutn

We’re suing the government to make sure detained immigrants can practice their religion as well as receive adequate food and medical care.

Amid the chaos of family separations and zero-...

By aclutn