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Apr 18, 2014

The Government is Silencing Twitter and Yahoo, and It Won't Tell Us Why

The government is using shaky legal arguments to silence major Internet companies without giving them – or the public – the opportunity to respond. In three separate recent cases, the government has sent a...

By By Bennett Stein, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

The government is using shaky legal arguments to silence major Internet companies without giving them – or the public – the opportunity to respond. In three separate recent cases, the government has sent a...

By By Bennett Stein, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project
Apr 18, 2014

Way to go DHS! And Shame on the Rest of You

A very important government report on privacy and cybersecurity programs flew...

By By Michelle Richardson, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

A very important government report on privacy and cybersecurity programs flew...

By By Michelle Richardson, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Apr 17, 2014

Living Under Surveillance at the Border – for What?

As a fourth-generation Arizona rancher I have a strong attachment to the land my great grandfather homesteaded back in 1896. But ever since the US government built the border fence and sent thousands of...

By By John Ladd

As a fourth-generation Arizona rancher I have a strong attachment to the land my great grandfather homesteaded back in 1896. But ever since the US government built the border fence and sent thousands of...

By By John Ladd
Apr 17, 2014

Guantánamo Dispatch: A Hard-Earned Trust in Peril

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — What would it take for you to trust a stranger with your life?

For most of us, this question is merely rhetorical, but for criminal defendants facing the death penalty, it...

By By Brett Max Kaufman, Legal Fellow, ACLU National Security Project

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — What would it take for you to trust a stranger with your life?

For most of us, this question is merely rhetorical, but for criminal defendants facing the death penalty, it...

By By Brett Max Kaufman, Legal Fellow, ACLU National Security Project
Apr 17, 2014

The Long and Short of Voting Lines in North Carolina

We know that cuts to early voting are bad for voters. But just how bad are they?

As part of ...

By By Faith Barksdale, Legal Assistant, ACLU

We know that cuts to early voting are bad for voters. But just how bad are they?

As part of ...

By By Faith Barksdale, Legal Assistant, ACLU
Apr 16, 2014

After 17 Years, I'm Bringing My Little Sister Home from Prison

When we were little, we used to tell our mama she had good ears. My little sister and I would whisper under the covers in our bed after lights out, and somehow mom could always hear us. She'd tell us to...

By By Wendy George, Sister of commuted life-without-parole prisoner, Stephanie George

When we were little, we used to tell our mama she had good ears. My little sister and I would whisper under the covers in our bed after lights out, and somehow mom could always hear us. She'd tell us to...

By By Wendy George, Sister of commuted life-without-parole prisoner, Stephanie George