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Guest Commentary: President Biden, Stop Funding the Policing of Our Students

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|Date: February 27, 2021
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Guest Commentary: President Biden, Stop Funding the Policing of Our Students

To advance racial equity and disability justice, Biden must end federal funding of police in schools. By ...

To advance racial equity and disability justice, Biden must end federal funding of police in schools. By West Resenders Over 150,000 Black and Brown children, disproportionately children with disabili ...

February 27, 2021
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Tulare Sheriff Targeted by ACLU Lawsuit Claiming Sheriff ‘Mismanagement’ of COVID Outbreak Caused Harm in County Jails

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|Date: February 26, 2021
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Tulare Sheriff Targeted by ACLU Lawsuit Claiming Sheriff ‘Mismanagement’ of COVID Outbreak Caused Harm in County Jails

FRESNO, CA – The Tulare County Sheriff is the target again for the “mismanagement of a COVID-19 outbreak ...

FRESNO, CA – The Tulare County Sheriff is the target again for the “mismanagement of a COVID-19 outbreak in the county jail system and his implementation of a cruel cell confinement policy that has ca ...

February 26, 2021
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La práctica ‘ilegal’ de ICE de utilizar cazarrecompensas, de facto, para cazar inmigrantes es el foco de la demanda presentada el 22 de febrero de 2021 por el Comité Asiático Americano de Leyes y la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles .

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|Date: February 23, 2021
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La práctica ‘ilegal’ de ICE de utilizar cazarrecompensas, de facto, para cazar inmigrantes es el foco de la demanda presentada el 22 de febrero de 2021 por el Comité Asiático Americano de Leyes y la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles .

Traducción: Juan E. Miranda. LOS ÁNGELES - Los contratistas privados, que actúan como cazarrecompensas de ...

Traducción: Juan E. Miranda. LOS ÁNGELES - Los contratistas privados, que actúan como cazarrecompensas de facto para el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) de los EE. UU. para arrestar ...

February 23, 2021
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ICE ‘Illegal’ Practice of Using De Facto Bounty Hunters to Hunt Down Immigrants Focus of Lawsuit Filed Today by ACLU, Asian Law Caucus

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|Date: February 22, 2021
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ICE ‘Illegal’ Practice of Using De Facto Bounty Hunters to Hunt Down Immigrants Focus of Lawsuit Filed Today by ACLU, Asian Law Caucus

LOS ANGELES — Private contractors, acting as de facto bounty hunters for the U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

LOS ANGELES — Private contractors, acting as de facto bounty hunters for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest people at jails and prison, are the focus of a federal civil right ...

February 22, 2021
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Members of Congress Push Biden to End Programs that Encourage Local Police to Work with ICE

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|Date: February 20, 2021
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Members of Congress Push Biden to End Programs that Encourage Local Police to Work with ICE

By William McCurry WASHINGTON D.C. – More than 60 members of Congress have sent a letter to new Homeland ...

By William McCurry WASHINGTON D.C. – More than 60 members of Congress have sent a letter to new Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the Biden Administration urging the agency to end Imm ...

February 20, 2021
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Commentary: Protecting Free Speech and Democracy During An Era of Objectively False Information

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|Date: February 17, 2021
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Commentary: Protecting Free Speech and Democracy During An Era of Objectively False Information

By David M. Greenwald Last summer I noted with alarm the rise of objectively false information being post ...

By David M. Greenwald Last summer I noted with alarm the rise of objectively false information being posted on social media like Facebook. People would share articles and memes that were objectively ...

February 17, 2021
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ACLU California Action Releases Scorecard, Crowns 28 Lawmakers as ‘Champions’ or ‘Advocates’

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|Date: February 14, 2021
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ACLU California Action Releases Scorecard, Crowns 28 Lawmakers as ‘Champions’ or ‘Advocates’

By Aishwarya Rajan CALIFORNIA – ACLU California Action this week released its annual scorecard for 2019-2 ...

By Aishwarya Rajan CALIFORNIA – ACLU California Action this week released its annual scorecard for 2019-2020 state lawmakers related to their votes on civil liberty issues. The ACLU California Action ...

February 14, 2021
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Guest Commentary: This Is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

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|Date: February 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: This Is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

The systemic abuses of ICE make communities less safe — especially when they act in tandem with law enfor ...

The systemic abuses of ICE make communities less safe — especially when they act in tandem with law enforcement through programs like 287(g), ICE detainers, and Secure Communities. By Naureen Shah Pre ...

February 11, 2021
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ACLU and UC Irvine Lawsuit Argues Lancaster’s Administrative Citation System Targets Those Struggling with Homelessness

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: February 10, 2021
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ACLU and UC Irvine Lawsuit Argues Lancaster’s Administrative Citation System Targets Those Struggling with Homelessness

By Meghan Imperio LANCASTER — In the city of Lancaster, people are fined for sleeping in a vacant lot out ...

By Meghan Imperio LANCASTER — In the city of Lancaster, people are fined for sleeping in a vacant lot outdoors and other activities that are unavoidable for people in poverty—but especially people wit ...

February 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality

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|Date: February 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality

By ReNika Moore and Rakim Brooks Over the past four years, we grew accustomed to a regular barrage of bla ...

By ReNika Moore and Rakim Brooks Over the past four years, we grew accustomed to a regular barrage of blatant, segregationist-style racism from the White House. Donald Trump tweeted that “the Squad,” ...

February 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Atrocities of the Federal Death Penalty

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|Date: February 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Atrocities of the Federal Death Penalty

Why President Biden Must Commute All Federal Death Sentences By Cassandra Stubbs In just six months, the ...

Why President Biden Must Commute All Federal Death Sentences By Cassandra Stubbs In just six months, the federal government conducted an unprecedented, unjust, and unlawful execution spree, taking the ...

February 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Moral Imperative to Eliminate the Historic Stain of Family Separation

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|Date: January 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Moral Imperative to Eliminate the Historic Stain of Family Separation

By Lee Gelernt - The Biden administration is inheriting tremendous challenges. But addressing family sepa ...

By Lee Gelernt - The Biden administration is inheriting tremendous challenges. But addressing family separation should be a no-brainer. ...

January 20, 2021
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‘Racial Justice Act for All’ Legislation Introduced in State Legislature, Would Protect More People

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|Date: January 20, 2021
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‘Racial Justice Act for All’ Legislation Introduced in State Legislature, Would Protect More People

By Kalea Heller and Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL – Effective solutions to combating systemic racism in the U ...

By Kalea Heller and Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL – Effective solutions to combating systemic racism in the US should not only focus on preventing systemic harm, but repair the harm that Black people have ...

January 20, 2021
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After 9 Months of Secrecy, Kern County Superior Court Finally Allows Public Access

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|Date: January 17, 2021
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After 9 Months of Secrecy, Kern County Superior Court Finally Allows Public Access

By Macy Lu KERN COUNTY – After being pressured for over six months by public interest groups and a law fi ...

By Macy Lu KERN COUNTY – After being pressured for over six months by public interest groups and a law firm, Kern County Superior Court finally assented on Monday to allow public access to hearings, b ...

January 17, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Biden Must Restore and Rebuild Asylum

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|Date: January 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Biden Must Restore and Rebuild Asylum

Katrina Eiland - A reversal of Trump's asylum system is simply not enough — we must build our asylum syst ...

Katrina Eiland - A reversal of Trump's asylum system is simply not enough — we must build our asylum system back better. ...

January 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: We Can Uphold Free Speech and Hold President Trump Accountable

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|Date: January 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: We Can Uphold Free Speech and Hold President Trump Accountable

By Anthony D. Romero Some dyed in the wool civil libertarians have criticized the ACLU for supporting Don ...

By Anthony D. Romero Some dyed in the wool civil libertarians have criticized the ACLU for supporting Donald Trump’s impeachment. These critics maintain that our commitment to the First Amendment shou ...

January 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: 50 Years Into the War on Drugs, Biden-Harris can Fix the Harm It Created

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|Date: January 09, 2021
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Guest Commentary: 50 Years Into the War on Drugs, Biden-Harris can Fix the Harm It Created

The war on drugs has failed, and Americans on the right and left are ready for it to end. By Udi Ofer Thi ...

The war on drugs has failed, and Americans on the right and left are ready for it to end. By Udi Ofer This year marks 50 years since President Richard Nixon declared drugs “public enemy number one,” l ...

January 09, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Boston Progressive DA Faces Pushback in Policies by Opponents

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|Date: January 08, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Boston Progressive DA Faces Pushback in Policies by Opponents

By Linhchi Nguyen and Carlin Ross BOSTON – Even after two years on the job, Suffolk County District Attor ...

By Linhchi Nguyen and Carlin Ross BOSTON – Even after two years on the job, Suffolk County District Attorney Raechel Rollins continues to battle against pushback by her opponents as she attempts to di ...

January 08, 2021
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Guest Commentary: A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos

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|Date: December 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos

By Chad Marlow - When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera foota ...

By Chad Marlow - When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera footage but withhold negative footage, police body cameras become nothing more than a police propaga ...

December 28, 2020
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Commentary: Kern County Sheriff Has Worst Record in Nation in Officer-Involved Shootings, but Denies AG’s Allegations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2020
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Commentary: Kern County Sheriff Has Worst Record in Nation in Officer-Involved Shootings, but Denies AG’s Allegations

By David Greenwald California Attorney General Xavier Becerra—appointed by Biden to head US Health and Hu ...

By David Greenwald California Attorney General Xavier Becerra—appointed by Biden to head US Health and Human Services—has been rightly criticized for failing to hold police accountable for misconduct ...

December 24, 2020
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