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Aug 14, 2014

America's Real Patriots Fought to Expose and End Torture

This was originally published in The Los Angeles Times.

After more than a...

By By Jameel Jaffer, ACLU Deputy Legal Director and Director of ACLU Center for Democracy

This was originally published in The Los Angeles Times.

After more than a...

By By Jameel Jaffer, ACLU Deputy Legal Director and Director of ACLU Center for Democracy
Aug 14, 2014

Parents of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis Share Their Loss at the United Nations

Sitting in meetings in the United Nation's ornate Wilson Palace by the shores of Lake Geneva in the shadow of the Alps seems an odd place to discuss racial discrimination in the United States.

But...

By By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program

Sitting in meetings in the United Nation's ornate Wilson Palace by the shores of Lake Geneva in the shadow of the Alps seems an odd place to discuss racial discrimination in the United States.

But...

By By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program
Aug 14, 2014

To Terrify and Occupy

This piece originally ran on TomDispatch and was completed before Michael Brown, an...

By By Matthew Harwood, Media Strategist, ACLU

This piece originally ran on TomDispatch and was completed before Michael Brown, an...

By By Matthew Harwood, Media Strategist, ACLU
Aug 13, 2014

Send the ACLU to SXSW!

What kind of content do YOU think should be featured at one of the biggest technology events of the year?

SXSW Interactive gives the public a substantial say in its programming. This past March, our...

By Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union

What kind of content do YOU think should be featured at one of the biggest technology events of the year?

SXSW Interactive gives the public a substantial say in its programming. This past March, our...

By Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union
Aug 13, 2014

An Innocent Man Is Dying of Cancer on Texas's Death Row

Max Soffar has a long history of self-medicating. When he was four, his parents found him passed out next to their car, gas cap in hand. Since birth, Max's brain has been damaged. That damage has been made...

By By Sarah Solon, Communications Strategist, ACLU

Max Soffar has a long history of self-medicating. When he was four, his parents found him passed out next to their car, gas cap in hand. Since birth, Max's brain has been damaged. That damage has been made...

By By Sarah Solon, Communications Strategist, ACLU
Aug 13, 2014

Ten Years Without Other People

Every time they throw my brother into solitary, he loses contact visits. When we visit, he's behind glass, or we can only see him via video. We can't hug him. He can't hold his new baby niece.

My...

By By Nzinga A. Harrison, MD

Every time they throw my brother into solitary, he loses contact visits. When we visit, he's behind glass, or we can only see him via video. We can't hug him. He can't hold his new baby niece.

My...

By By Nzinga A. Harrison, MD