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Apr 2, 2015

Why David Brooks Is Wrong About Discrimination and Indiana’s RFRA

Let me get straight to the point – David Brooks’ column this week encouraging gay and transgender...

By By Louise Melling, Director, Center of Liberty; Deputy Legal Director, ACLU

Let me get straight to the point – David Brooks’ column this week encouraging gay and transgender...

By By Louise Melling, Director, Center of Liberty; Deputy Legal Director, ACLU
Apr 2, 2015

10 Things I Hate About Private Prisons

Smart Justice

  1. Private prisons depend on high rates of incarceration to make profits.

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By By Ellen Trinklein, Communications Intern, ACLU of Texas

  1. Private prisons depend on high rates of incarceration to make profits.

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By By Ellen Trinklein, Communications Intern, ACLU of Texas
Apr 2, 2015

How Does Someone Get 6 Months’ Probation for a Crime Carrying a 4-Year Minimum Sentence?

This blog originally appeared on The Criminal Law Practitioner.

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By By Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU Legislative Counsel

This blog originally appeared on The Criminal Law Practitioner.

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By By Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU Legislative Counsel
Apr 2, 2015

US to UN Human Rights Committee: Move Along, Nothing to See Here

Yesterday the United States gave the U.N. Human Rights Committee its one year follow-up report on progress made to implement four priority recommendations...

By Matthew Harwood

Yesterday the United States gave the U.N. Human Rights Committee its one year follow-up report on progress made to implement four priority recommendations...

By Matthew Harwood
Apr 2, 2015

US to UN Human Rights Committee: Move Along, Nothing to See Here

Yesterday the United States gave the U.N. Human Rights Committee its one year follow-up report on progress made to implement four priority recommendations made...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program

Yesterday the United States gave the U.N. Human Rights Committee its one year follow-up report on progress made to implement four priority recommendations made...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program