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Feb 19, 2014

While My Grandfather Fought in WWII, My Grandmother Was Locked in a U.S. Concentration Camp

This piece was originally published on In These Times.

Today is the...

By Carl Takei, ACLU National Prison Project

This piece was originally published on In These Times.

Today is the...

By Carl Takei, ACLU National Prison Project
Feb 19, 2014

The Voters of Cranston, Rhode Island, Deserve to be Treated Equally

Imagine that you were treated as three-fourths of a person in every aspect of your daily life. When you want to binge-watch House of Cards on Netflix, you're only allowed to watch the first three-...

By By Sean Young, Staff Attorney, ACLU

Imagine that you were treated as three-fourths of a person in every aspect of your daily life. When you want to binge-watch House of Cards on Netflix, you're only allowed to watch the first three-...

By By Sean Young, Staff Attorney, ACLU
Feb 19, 2014

State High Courts Realize It's Not 1986 Anymore, Broaden Privacy Protections

Free Speech and Pluralism

This was posted to privacysos.org.

Technology in the digital age has changed the way the government conducts surveillance against...

By By Kade Crockford, Director, ACLU of Massachusetts Technology for Liberty Project

This was posted to privacysos.org.

Technology in the digital age has changed the way the government conducts surveillance against...

By By Kade Crockford, Director, ACLU of Massachusetts Technology for Liberty Project
Feb 14, 2014

Millions of Americans Are Cut Out of Our Democracy

On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder expressed his support for restoring voting rights to citizens who have committed a felony, once they have served their prison term, completed parole or...

By By Julie Ebenstein, Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project, ACLU

On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder expressed his support for restoring voting rights to citizens who have committed a felony, once they have served their prison term, completed parole or...

By By Julie Ebenstein, Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project, ACLU
Feb 14, 2014

For U.S. Citizen Caught in Immigration Web, a Step Towards Justice

Should a mother have to spend the night in a jail cell – with no warrant, no probable cause, and no opportunity to contest her detention – just because the feds want to investigate her immigration status?...

By By Kate Desormeau, ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project

Should a mother have to spend the night in a jail cell – with no warrant, no probable cause, and no opportunity to contest her detention – just because the feds want to investigate her immigration status?...

By By Kate Desormeau, ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
Feb 13, 2014

This Week in Civil Liberties (2/14/2014)

At what age was James Burns when he first held in solitary confinement?

How many states have Good Samaritan" laws, which allow people who call 911 to report an overdose to be immune from criminal...

By By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU

At what age was James Burns when he first held in solitary confinement?

How many states have Good Samaritan" laws, which allow people who call 911 to report an overdose to be immune from criminal...

By By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU