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Nov 22, 2017

St. Louis Police Are Now Under Federal Investigation for Violating Protesters’ Civil Rights

The St. Louis police department’s record of police brutality has led to increasing scrutiny and widespread calls for reform.

This week, the FBI and the Justice Department...

By aclutn

The St. Louis police department’s record of police brutality has led to increasing scrutiny and widespread calls for reform.

This week, the FBI and the Justice Department...

By aclutn
Nov 22, 2017

The Drag Show Must Go On!

The aldermen of Portland, Tennessee, ran into the First Amendment when they tried to ban drag shows from their town.

On Monday night, the attempt by the town of Portland, Tennessee...

By aclutn

The aldermen of Portland, Tennessee, ran into the First Amendment when they tried to ban drag shows from their town.

On Monday night, the attempt by the town of Portland, Tennessee...

By aclutn
Nov 22, 2017

Let Them Buy Cake

The fact that a business’s products may be expressive does not give it the right to discriminate.

This piece originally appeared at ...

By aclutn

The fact that a business’s products may be expressive does not give it the right to discriminate.

This piece originally appeared at ...

By aclutn
Nov 22, 2017

How a Racially Polarized New York School District Is Violating Voting Rights Law

In East Ramapo, a white voting bloc has taken control of the school board and shut out public school supporters.

Even if your school district isn't as deeply troubled as the East Ramapo...

By aclutn

In East Ramapo, a white voting bloc has taken control of the school board and shut out public school supporters.

Even if your school district isn't as deeply troubled as the East Ramapo...

By aclutn
Nov 21, 2017

A Privacy Case Before the Supreme Court Is About Press Freedom, Too

If the government can access cellphone location records without a warrant, journalism suffers. So does democracy.

For today’s journalists, cellphones are mobile newsrooms that go where a...

By aclutn

If the government can access cellphone location records without a warrant, journalism suffers. So does democracy.

For today’s journalists, cellphones are mobile newsrooms that go where a...

By aclutn
Nov 21, 2017

Police Assault on Black Students in Kentucky Sparks Calls for Reform

Police in schools criminalize students and don’t make anyone safer. They’ve got to go.

Families in Louisville, Kentucky, are rightly calling for an end to police in schools following the recent...

By aclutn

Police in schools criminalize students and don’t make anyone safer. They’ve got to go.

Families in Louisville, Kentucky, are rightly calling for an end to police in schools following the recent...

By aclutn