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ACLU Press Releases

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Published on September 27, 2018 - 05:13 GMT

The Reports of Civil Asset Forfeiture’s Death in Philadelphia Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Last week, Philadelphia and its district attorney, Larry Krasner, agreed to overhaul the city’s civil asset forfeiture practices after a long history of abuse and subsequent reform efforts thwarted by prosecutors across the state. But no one should be …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 24, 2018 - 21:37 GMT

Congress Needs to Take Responsibility for Fixing Harassment in Its Own Halls

It’s been nearly one year since the #MeToo movement came into public consciousness and months since the Senate and House of Representatives each passed legislation to reform the way Congress handles claims of harassment in its own workplace. But further …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 24, 2018 - 18:48 GMT

Five Ways the Trump Administration Has Attacked the U.N. and International Human Rights Bodies

On Tuesday, President Trump will make his second appearance at the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly, where he will reportedly use the international spotlight to deliver a speech that centers on favoring U.S. “sovereignty” over our …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 21, 2018 - 21:45 GMT

A Tale of Two New York Cities When It Comes to Policing

New Yorkers know that the New York Police Department will treat us differently depending on our zip code and the color of our skin. But many New Yorkers don’t know the intensity and the violence of police contact in neighborhoods heavily targeted by the …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 21, 2018 - 17:30 GMT

Colleges and Universities Have a Racial Profiling Problem

We have seen it again and again: A Black or brown person is sitting in a Starbucks, barbequing in a public park, touring a college they hope to attend, or sitting down in the college they already attend. Then someone calls the cops on them for looking like …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 20, 2018 - 22:30 GMT

The First Amendment Bars Officials From Targeting Nike Because They Don’t Like Colin Kaepernick

In response to the Nike ad campaign featuring NFL player and activist Colin Kaepernick, some state and local government officials in Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Louisiana have sought to discourage or prohibit the purchase of Nike products in various …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 20, 2018 - 19:45 GMT

2 Native American Teens Were Reported to Police for Joining a Campus Tour. Now We’re Stepping In.

Last spring, Kanewakeron Thomas Gray and Skanahwati Lloyd Gray, two Native American brothers, drove from their home in New Mexico to Colorado State University, excited to tour the college where they hoped to enroll. Their excitement and hopes soon turned …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 19, 2018 - 22:30 GMT

Trump Is Unshackling America's Drones Thanks to Obama's Weakness

The piece was originally published by The Guardian. For more than a decade, the worst-kept secret in the world has been the fact that the Central Intelligence Agency owns and operates lethal drones outside of recognized battlefields abroad. Newspapers …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 19, 2018 - 22:00 GMT

New Bill Would Ensure No Woman Is Forced to Give Birth in Chains

When a woman becomes pregnant, the nature of her health care by necessity becomes tailored to her being pregnant. This is no less true when a pregnant woman is incarcerated. But corrections officials across the nation would often rather ignore the fact and …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 19, 2018 - 16:15 GMT

I Came to the U.S. Fleeing Horrific Abuse in My Home Country. Jeff Sessions Wants to Send People Like Me Back.

I don’t have a lot of memories of my childhood that don’t involve violence. My father beat my mother up all the time in our hometown a few hours outside of Mexico City. He hit her with his hands and with any object he could find. Several times he used a …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 18, 2018 - 22:15 GMT

In Guatemala, a Tireless Search for Parents Separated From Their Children

When Lesly Tayes, a Guatemala City-based tax lawyer, first saw images of children locked in cages inside immigration detention facilities near the southern U.S. border, she was stunned. “It made me very upset and sad,” she said. “Later I learned that …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 18, 2018 - 21:15 GMT

Some Schools Need a Lesson on Students’ Free Speech Rights

School is back in session, and that means school administrators may be back to surveilling students on social media and unjustly disciplining them for what they say on it. We’ve seen both of these troubling trends before. And in today’s era of inspiring …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on September 18, 2018 - 14:00 GMT

How Facebook Is Giving Sex Discrimination in Employment Ads a New Life

In 1967, the newly formed National Organization for Women staged a weeklong protest of The New York Times and other newspapers. Their demonstration targeted the long-standing practice of printing classified listings in two separate columns: “Help wanted: …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on August 20, 2013 - 16:37 GMT

ACLU of Kentucky Notifies Superintendents of Findings From Statewide Investigation

Lack of Accountability and Record-keeping Keys to Outside Groups' Ability to Improperly Distribute Non-Educational Material to Students During School Day August 20, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org LOUISVILLE, Ky. – …

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Published on August 20, 2013 - 14:45 GMT

ACLU Challenges Oklahoma State Capitol Ten Commandments Monument

August 20, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org OKLAHOMA CITY – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oklahoma Foundation filed a lawsuit today on behalf of several Oklahomans challenging the constitutionality of …

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Published on August 15, 2013 - 23:36 GMT

Federal Court Strikes Down Oklahoma Sharia and International Law Ban

August 15, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal court today struck down an Oklahoma state constitutional amendment that would have prohibited state courts from considering what is broadly described as …

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Published on August 5, 2013 - 14:51 GMT

Joint Statement on First Anniversary of Oak Creek Gurdwara Shooting

August 5, 2013 On August 5, 2012, a gunman with neoNazi ties stormed into a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and opened fire killing six American Sikh worshippers and injuring three others. It was one of the most lethal attacks on an American house of …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on August 1, 2013 - 19:36 GMT

ACLU of Indiana Wins Case Against Evansville Religious Display on Public Property

“To stay within constitutional bounds... [The City of Evansville] must stop short of creating a message that overwhelms the nature of the public forum. –Judge Sarah Evans Barker July 31, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org …

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Published on July 24, 2013 - 17:01 GMT

Federal Court Blocks North Carolina County From Delivering Sectarian Prayers at Government Meetings

Grants Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting Rowan County Commissioners from Delivering or Allowing Prayers Specific to One Religion July 23, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org GREENSBORO, N.C. – Today the U.S. District Court for …

Distribution channels: Religion
Published on July 23, 2013 - 22:09 GMT

ACLU of Indiana Sues Indiana Department of Correction

July 22, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org INDIANAPOLIS – A man who belongs to a spiritual religious group filed suit today against the state prison in Pendleton, Ind., for denying him the ability to worship and study with …

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