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Sep 20, 2017

Keith Tharpe’s Scheduled Execution Tests Our Nation's Tolerance for the Death Penalty's Racial Bias

There are two types of Black people, the juror said, and Tharpe wasn’t a “good” one.

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By aclutn

There are two types of Black people, the juror said, and Tharpe wasn’t a “good” one.

This piece originally appeared at...

By aclutn

Sep 20, 2017

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Take on Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions in Maine

We’re challenging a law that harms patients by blocking qualified clinicians from performing abortions.

Legal abortion is one of the safest services in contemporary medicine, and...

By aclutn

We’re challenging a law that harms patients by blocking qualified clinicians from performing abortions.

Legal abortion is one of the safest services in contemporary medicine, and...

By aclutn

Sep 20, 2017

Same-Sex Couples Are Being Turned Away From Becoming Foster and Adoptive Parents in Michigan. So We’re Suing.

We’re suing in Michigan because LGBT parents should not be turned away from adoption agencies because of who they are.

Like many other states, Michigan outsources child welfare services to...

By aclutn

We’re suing in Michigan because LGBT parents should not be turned away from adoption agencies because of who they are.

Like many other states, Michigan outsources child welfare services to...

By aclutn

Sep 19, 2017

At U.N., Trump Hides Behind ‘Sovereignty’ to Shield His Administration From Scrutiny

Trump mentioned “sovereignty” 21 times at the UN today. Here’s what he was getting at.

This morning, in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump deployed a...

By aclutn

Trump mentioned “sovereignty” 21 times at the UN today. Here’s what he was getting at.

This morning, in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump deployed a...

By aclutn

Sep 15, 2017

President Trump Is Poised To Slash the Number of Refugees In the U.S., Replaying the Worst of Our History

We’re been down this road of xenophobia before. Have we learned anything from it?

In coming days, President Trump is expected to announce the maximum number of refugees the United...

By aclutn

We’re been down this road of xenophobia before. Have we learned anything from it?

In coming days, President Trump is expected to announce the maximum number of refugees the United...

By aclutn

Sep 15, 2017

‘They Were Doing the Good Things and Being Good Children, and Then They Were Killed’

Lisa McNair talks race and racism on the anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.

This piece was originally published at the...

By aclutn

Lisa McNair talks race and racism on the anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.

This piece was originally published at the...

By aclutn