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Federal Judge Blocks Biden (Trump) Asylum Ban – for Now

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 26, 2023
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Federal Judge Blocks Biden (Trump) Asylum Ban – for Now

By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A host of pro-migrant groups, including the ACLU, hailed as a victory ...

By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A host of pro-migrant groups, including the ACLU, hailed as a victory Tuesday a federal court ruling that blocked the Biden administration’s new asylum ban, but lam ...

July 26, 2023
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ACLU Files Lawsuit against ICE over Detainee Conditions, Accessibility of Legal Materials after Agency Failed to Respond to FOIA Request

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: July 14, 2023
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ACLU Files Lawsuit against ICE over Detainee Conditions, Accessibility of Legal Materials after Agency Failed to Respond to FOIA Request

By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Following an unanswered Freedom of Information ...

By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Following an unanswered Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit this week, purs ...

July 14, 2023
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SCOTUS Kills GOP-Promoted State Legislature Theory Over Actual Votes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 29, 2023
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SCOTUS Kills GOP-Promoted State Legislature Theory Over Actual Votes

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling this week to reject what the AC ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling this week to reject what the ACLU calls a “misbegotten…radical theory is totally contrary to the bedrock principle of checks a ...

June 29, 2023
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Leaked Los Angeles Jail Videos Show Deputies Not Intervening in Fights, Woman in Wheelchair Giving Birth in Hallway

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|Date: June 26, 2023
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Leaked Los Angeles Jail Videos Show Deputies Not Intervening in Fights, Woman in Wheelchair Giving Birth in Hallway

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Video clips smuggled out of Los Angeles County jails to news medi ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Video clips smuggled out of Los Angeles County jails to news media show violence inside the walls—and no real response from “guards” overseeing the prisoners—as ...

June 26, 2023
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U.S. Senate Confirms ACLU Illinois Legal Director as 1st Muslim Woman, 1st Bangladeshi-American Federal Judge

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|Date: June 16, 2023
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U.S. Senate Confirms ACLU Illinois Legal Director as 1st Muslim Woman, 1st Bangladeshi-American Federal Judge

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The legal director of the ACLU of Illinois—Nusrat Choudhury—was co ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The legal director of the ACLU of Illinois—Nusrat Choudhury—was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New ...

June 16, 2023
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Justice, Faith Organizations Urge Biden to Grant Clemency for People Sentenced Under Discriminatory ‘Punitive Crack Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines’

Posted by Kristin Trent
|Date: June 11, 2023
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Justice, Faith Organizations Urge Biden to Grant Clemency for People Sentenced Under Discriminatory ‘Punitive Crack Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines’

By Kristin Trent and Sunny Zhou WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden this week, ...

By Kristin Trent and Sunny Zhou WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden this week, 13 faith and justice organizations urged the president to grant clemency for people convicted o ...

June 11, 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters in Alabama’s Congressional Map

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 09, 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters in Alabama’s Congressional Map

By Leslie Garcia WASHINGTON, DC - In the case Allen v. Milligan, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday made a ...

By Leslie Garcia WASHINGTON, DC - In the case Allen v. Milligan, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday made a historic decision by supporting Black voters who opposed Alabama's 2021 congressional map and a ...

June 09, 2023
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Jail Surveillance Video Released by ACLU Shows Deputies Smashing Man’s Head into Concrete Wall

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|Date: June 05, 2023
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Jail Surveillance Video Released by ACLU Shows Deputies Smashing Man’s Head into Concrete Wall

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A jail surveillance video caught an incarcerated man’s head being ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A jail surveillance video caught an incarcerated man’s head being violently smashed into a solid concrete jail wall by sheriff’s deputies at the Los Angeles Men ...

June 05, 2023
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ACLU Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decisions Protecting Digital Free Speech

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: May 19, 2023
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ACLU Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decisions Protecting Digital Free Speech

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union Thursday applauded the unanimou ...

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union Thursday applauded the unanimous decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in two cases concerning digital free speech. The decision ...

May 19, 2023
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ACLU Denounces Censure of Transgender Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr

Posted by Sunny Zhou
|Date: May 01, 2023
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ACLU Denounces Censure of Transgender Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr

By Sunny Zhou HELENA, MT - This past week, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Montana rep ...

By Sunny Zhou HELENA, MT - This past week, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Montana reprimanded the Montana House of Representatives for voting to prolong the censure of Montana Stat ...

May 01, 2023
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ACLU Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: April 15, 2023
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ACLU Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022

By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY - The American Civil Liberties Union’s “Redemption Campaign” released a natio ...

By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY - The American Civil Liberties Union’s “Redemption Campaign” released a nationwide report this week, noting the U.S. saw significant progress in the use of clemency as a to ...

April 15, 2023
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ACLU Files Motion to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit that would Prevent Transgender Student’s Right to Use Gender Identifying Restroom

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: January 10, 2023
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ACLU Files Motion to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit that would Prevent Transgender Student’s Right to Use Gender Identifying Restroom

By Rena Abdusalam COLUMBUS, OH - In support of a transgender student, a motion to intervene in a federal ...

By Rena Abdusalam COLUMBUS, OH - In support of a transgender student, a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit has been filed here this week by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, ...

January 10, 2023
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Missouri Law Bars Daughter, 19, from Witnessing Father’s Execution

Posted by Paloma Sifuentes
|Date: November 25, 2022
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Missouri Law Bars Daughter, 19, from Witnessing Father’s Execution

By Paloma Sifuentes and Daniella Dueñas KANSAS CITY, MO - Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey is just 19, but is goin ...

By Paloma Sifuentes and Daniella Dueñas KANSAS CITY, MO - Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey is just 19, but is going to court to allow her to be present at her father’s (Kevin Johnson) execution. Johnson is sch ...

November 25, 2022
| by Paloma Sifuentes

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ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 20, 2022
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ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps

By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union and the Law ...

By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil rights of the SF Bay Area filed a lawsuit against the city of SF on b ...

October 20, 2022
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Civil Rights Organizations Request ‘Alternatives’ to Reduce Incarceration at Crowded Atlanta City Jail

Posted by Wayne Chan
|Date: October 06, 2022
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Civil Rights Organizations Request ‘Alternatives’ to Reduce Incarceration at Crowded Atlanta City Jail

By Britney Cao and Wayne Chan ATLANTA, GA— More than 60 civil rights organizations—including the American ...

By Britney Cao and Wayne Chan ATLANTA, GA— More than 60 civil rights organizations—including the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, Gideon’s Promise, Human ...

October 06, 2022
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ACLU Recommends Eliminating Electronic Monitoring – ‘E-Carceration’ – in the Criminal Justice System

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: October 03, 2022
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ACLU Recommends Eliminating Electronic Monitoring – ‘E-Carceration’ – in the Criminal Justice System

By Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK, NY — In a new report, the American Civil Liberties Union is recommending cha ...

By Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK, NY — In a new report, the American Civil Liberties Union is recommending changing the use of electronic monitoring, a form of GPS monitoring that pretrial, probation, paro ...

October 03, 2022
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ACLU Files over ‘Abysmal’ Conditions at LA County Jail

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: September 12, 2022
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ACLU Files over ‘Abysmal’ Conditions at LA County Jail

By Amy Berberyan and Citlalli Florez LOS ANGELES. CA --An emergency court filing by the American Civil ...

By Amy Berberyan and Citlalli Florez LOS ANGELES. CA --An emergency court filing by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California last week found the Inmat ...

September 12, 2022
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ACLU Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court to Uphold a University’s Ability to Consider Race

Posted by Ashleen Herrarte
|Date: August 02, 2022
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ACLU Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court to Uphold a University’s Ability to Consider Race

By Ashleen Herrarte NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Massachusetts a ...

By Ashleen Herrarte NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Massachusetts and the ACLU of North Carolina filed an amicus brief Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court urging it ...

August 02, 2022
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SCOTUS Ruling on Church and State Separation ‘Harms Youth,’ ACLU Claims

Posted by Aryal Aglugub
|Date: June 30, 2022
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SCOTUS Ruling on Church and State Separation ‘Harms Youth,’ ACLU Claims

By Aryal Aglugub WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling in Kennedy v, Bremerton School District, ...

By Aryal Aglugub WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling in Kennedy v, Bremerton School District, diminished the already fine line of the separation of church and state in public schools in a ...

June 30, 2022
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