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Jul 9, 2018

The 14th Amendment Was Intended to Achieve Racial Justice — And We Must Keep It That Way

We cannot take the 14th Amendment guarantee of equal protection under the law for granted, especially today.

Few times in recent memory have demanded a more careful examination of our nation's...

By aclutn

We cannot take the 14th Amendment guarantee of equal protection under the law for granted, especially today.

Few times in recent memory have demanded a more careful examination of our nation's...

By aclutn
Jul 9, 2018

With Supreme Court Vacancy, Congress Must Act To Prevent the Harms of Religious Exemptions

The Do No Harm Act can protect people from discrimination, no matter who’s chosen to replace Justice Kennedy.

On the issue of LGBT rights, Justice Kennedy played a critically important role in...

By aclutn

The Do No Harm Act can protect people from discrimination, no matter who’s chosen to replace Justice Kennedy.

On the issue of LGBT rights, Justice Kennedy played a critically important role in...

By aclutn
Jul 9, 2018

Police in Pennsylvania Are Abusing the State's Hate Crime Law to Punish Speech

We rightly expect our police to be thick-skinned because their job is, by definition, dealing with people at their worst.

When reporter Joshua Vaughn of...

By aclutn

We rightly expect our police to be thick-skinned because their job is, by definition, dealing with people at their worst.

When reporter Joshua Vaughn of...

By aclutn
Jul 6, 2018

America Was in the Business of Separating Families Long Before Trump

Japanese-Americans, Native Americans, and African-Americans are all too familiar with the cruelty of family separation.

Children are crying for their parents while being held in small cages. The...

By aclutn

Japanese-Americans, Native Americans, and African-Americans are all too familiar with the cruelty of family separation.

Children are crying for their parents while being held in small cages. The...

By aclutn
Jul 6, 2018

Louisiana is No Longer the World’s Prison Capital. Here’s What’s Next.

The criminal justice reforms passed last year have been hugely successful, but our work is far from over.

After spending years as...

By aclutn

The criminal justice reforms passed last year have been hugely successful, but our work is far from over.

After spending years as...

By aclutn
Jul 6, 2018

Two Years After the Police Killing of Philando Castile, Justice Continues to Be Denied

Despite outrage over the shooting of Philando Castile, unjustified killings by police continue.

On July 7, 2016, the day after the shooting of Philando Castile, artists from the Twin Cities came...

By aclutn

Despite outrage over the shooting of Philando Castile, unjustified killings by police continue.

On July 7, 2016, the day after the shooting of Philando Castile, artists from the Twin Cities came...

By aclutn