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Jan 23, 2015

Will Justice Scalia Be the Savior of the Fair Housing Act?

Going into this week's argument in ...

By By Rachel Goodman, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program

Going into this week's argument in ...

By By Rachel Goodman, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program
Jan 23, 2015

I Was Arrested for Learning a Foreign Language. Today, I Have Some Closure.

Five years ago, the Philadelphia police thought that carrying Arabic-language flashcards was enough to warrant the arrest of an innocent traveler. A ...

By By Nick George

Five years ago, the Philadelphia police thought that carrying Arabic-language flashcards was enough to warrant the arrest of an innocent traveler. A ...

By By Nick George
Jan 21, 2015

If the Government Gets Its Way, the Future Pablo Nerudas of the World Could Be Barred From the US

In a case currently pending before the Supreme Court, the government is arguing that courts should not be able to decide if the executive branch followed the law in denying a visa to a non-citizen seeking...

By By Dror Ladin, ACLU Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project

In a case currently pending before the Supreme Court, the government is arguing that courts should not be able to decide if the executive branch followed the law in denying a visa to a non-citizen seeking...

By By Dror Ladin, ACLU Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
Jan 21, 2015

Charlie Hebdo, The Interview, and Censoring Torture Photos

This post was first published by Just Security.

Update (1/21/15):...

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

This post was first published by Just Security.

Update (1/21/15):...

By By Jameel Jaffer, ACLU Deputy Legal Director and Director of ACLU Center for Democracy
Jan 21, 2015

Will the Supreme Court Demolish An Iconic Civil Rights Law?

We began this week by celebrating the 85th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, but today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in an important case that could knock down a crucial racial and...

By By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program

We began this week by celebrating the 85th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, but today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in an important case that could knock down a crucial racial and...

By By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program
Jan 21, 2015

This Bill Is Mandating Perfect Border Security, Using Your Tax Dollars, Without a Plan.

Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, last year proposed a logical approach to border security: In rejecting measures to put ...

Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, last year proposed a logical approach to border security: In rejecting measures to put ...