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Jan 15, 2014

Sexism Is Alive and Well on the Interwebs

In documenting how she was stalked and threatened online, Amanda Hess, a feminist journalist,...

By By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project

In documenting how she was stalked and threatened online, Amanda Hess, a feminist journalist,...

By By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project
Jan 15, 2014

Equality in the Culture and Equality in the Courts

In the last 25 years or so, the attitude of Courts toward people making rights claims about sexual orientation has undergone a stark reversal. The Supreme Court of 1986 in Bowers v. Hardwick thought it "at...

By By Matt Coles, Director, ACLU Center for Equality

In the last 25 years or so, the attitude of Courts toward people making rights claims about sexual orientation has undergone a stark reversal. The Supreme Court of 1986 in Bowers v. Hardwick thought it "at...

By By Matt Coles, Director, ACLU Center for Equality
Jan 15, 2014

In Court Today: Defending Medical Records from Warrantless Search

Free Speech and Pluralism

I will be in federal district court in Oregon today for oral argument in the ACLU’s...

By By Nathan Freed Wessler, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

I will be in federal district court in Oregon today for oral argument in the ACLU’s...

By By Nathan Freed Wessler, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
Jan 15, 2014

DOMA Zombies Surface in Congress

Since the Supreme Court's landmark Windsor ruling last June...

By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

Since the Supreme Court's landmark Windsor ruling last June...

By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Jan 14, 2014

FCC, Heal Thyself

Free Speech and Pluralism

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a long-awaited decision in a...

By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a long-awaited decision in a...

By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Jan 14, 2014

Growing Chorus Agrees Mass Surveillance Just Doesn't Work

Since official Washington's return to work from the winter holidays, there has been a steady clip of developments on NSA reform. The New America Foundation (NAF) published ...

By By Gaurav Laroia, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

Since official Washington's return to work from the winter holidays, there has been a steady clip of developments on NSA reform. The New America Foundation (NAF) published ...

By By Gaurav Laroia, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office