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From the Fair Housing Act to Ferguson: Where You Live Impacts How You’re Policed

January 20, 2015

In less than 24 hours, the Supreme Court will hear a case that will define the future of decades-old legal protections against discrimination by landlords and banks…

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A State’s Marriage Ban Means Lack of Security for Family of Parent With Terminal Diagnosis

November 18, 2014

In a marriage ceremony 16 years ago, Susan and Sally pledged “til death do us part” in front of God, their family and their friends.…

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This Election Season, the ACLU Won Three of Five Against the Vote Suppressors

November 3, 2014

By Dale Ho When voters in three states go to the polls tomorrow, they won’t have to deal with unnecessary burdens and restrictions before stepping…

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The Police’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card

October 30, 2014

By Nathan Freed Wessler It used to be that when police violated a suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights through an unconstitutional search, evidence derived from the…

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Obama to nominate ACLU lawyer to lead Justice Department’s civil rights division

October 15, 2014

By Sari Horwitz President Obama plans to nominate a top lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union to head the civil rights division of the Justice…

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A Psychotic Episode Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell

October 14, 2014

By Kara Dansky Michelle Mata wants to be treated the way you would want your mom to be treated. She’s an aunt and a neighbor.…

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Smokey Says, Get a Permit, Shutterbug

September 29, 2014

By Gabe Rottman Well, sort of. First Amendment advocates have expressed escalating concern in recent days over a U.S. Forest Service rule requiring permits for…

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Victory! Town Will No Longer Treat Domestic Violence Victims as Nuisances

September 9, 2014

By Sandra S. Park Three strikes and you’re out of your home and on the street – all because you called 911 for help. That…

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Victory! Immigration Authorities Must Stop Coercing Immigrants Into Signing Away Their Rights

August 27, 2014

By Gabriela Rivera and Mitra Ebadolahi One night last summer, Patricia’s mother, Marta, did not come home. She had been in poor mental health, but…

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The Shadow Economy of Lethal Injection Drug Deals

August 11, 2014

By Tanya Greene For all we know, the “pharmacy” might be a high school science class. That’s how a federal appeals court judge described Missouri’s secretive death…

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The Drone Memo Cometh

June 23, 2014

By Jameel Jaffer In response to consolidated lawsuits filed by the ACLU and The New York Times, the Second Circuit recently ordered the Obama administration to disclose…

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March 27, 2014
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