Tag: ACLU

November mid-term elections are just around the corner, and the voter-suppression machine has just been oiled, cleaned, and fired up. Ten years ago the Republican...

Since when is the U.S. government permitted to illegally detain U.S. citizens in a foreign country and deny them the right to see an attorney?

On October 1, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) launched a nationwide effort to expand voting rights. Faiz Shakir who is the ACLU's national...

Our judicial branch is getting quite the workout these days. The same federal court in Hawaii that blocked the second attempt at a Muslim travel...

Arkansas has repeatedly positioned themselves as one of the most backward states as far as abortion laws, and they were set to push four...

As part of the agreement to get out from under Donald Trump's travel ban, Iraq agreed to accept deportees from the United States. To...

There is mounting evidence that President Trump's Executive Orders were thrown together with almost no thought or preparation. The key agencies that will be affected...

Many red states have started trying to pass "religious freedom" bills over the last year. They call it "religious freedom," but it's really a...

A little over a year ago, a Kentucky county clerk decided that her bigoted beliefs were more important than a decision made by the Supreme...

Police officers Connecticut really screwed the pooch. When Connecticut state police officers set up DUI checkpoints around Hatford, Michael Picard took to protesting what he...

Are there ever any positive news stories about Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie? I haven't seen any yet, and his recent actions suggest that...

Earlier this spring, the police chief of a New Jersey township came under fire when word got out that he'd sent an email to his...

A Muslim, Gold Star family gave a powerful speech during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last month. Khizr Khan was talking about his son...

Last week, we witnessed a very historic moment. The Democratic Party nominated the first female candidate for president on a major party ticket. There...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has begun to count the many ways that Donald Trump (R-N.Y.) would violate the Constitution if he were...

It sounded positive when Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina issued a statement about new legislation surrounding the release of dashboard and police body camera footage....

A landmark ruling last week allowed three victims of CIA torture to proceed with a lawsuit against the two psychologists who made millions designing...

Technology originally proposed to help police officers find missing children and criminals is now being used in poor and minority neighborhoods to help with...

An Arkansas history teacher violated all the educational standards when he forced his students to watch Mel Gibson's 2004 "gorno masterpiece," The Passion of the...

Did you hear the one about the ACLU lawyers walking into bar? This business owner found out. These two ladies were trying to have a...