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Mar 6, 2015

The Legacies of Slavery and Jim Crow Live on With Exclusion of Home Health Care Workers from Fair Labor Laws

This year, our nation came close to ending a shameful, nearly century-long chapter in history that carried on the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow for domestic workers in the U.S. But on the cusp of finally...

By By Ariela Migdal, ACLU Women's Rights Project

This year, our nation came close to ending a shameful, nearly century-long chapter in history that carried on the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow for domestic workers in the U.S. But on the cusp of finally...

By By Ariela Migdal, ACLU Women's Rights Project
Mar 6, 2015

Just Hope You Don't Have to Pee in Florida

Getting arrested for using the bathroom could become the law in Florida.

Using a public restroom is something most people have done. For many non-transgender people, the experience might be gross or...

By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU

Getting arrested for using the bathroom could become the law in Florida.

Using a public restroom is something most people have done. For many non-transgender people, the experience might be gross or...

By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU
Mar 6, 2015

The DOJ Ferguson Report Isn’t Just an Indictment of Ferguson Police, but of American Policing Writ Large

What the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division uncovered...

By By Ezekiel Edwards, Director, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

What the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division uncovered...

By By Ezekiel Edwards, Director, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project
Mar 5, 2015

NYC Kids Say, "De Blasio, Tear Down This Pipeline."

Too many New York City children are standing in their schools wondering if they are in a prison instead. Because that is how they are being treated.

Many people have heard the term ...

By By Ujala Sehgal, Deputy Communications Director, New York Civil Liberties Union

Too many New York City children are standing in their schools wondering if they are in a prison instead. Because that is how they are being treated.

Many people have heard the term ...

By By Ujala Sehgal, Deputy Communications Director, New York Civil Liberties Union
Mar 4, 2015

5 Takeaways After Watching 'The Hunting Ground,' the New Documentary on Campus Sexual Violence

Agonizing. Enraging. Inspiring. These are a few words that came to mind after watching "The Hunting Ground," a new documentary on campus sexual...

By By Sandra S. Park, Staff Attorney, ACLU Women's Rights Project

Agonizing. Enraging. Inspiring. These are a few words that came to mind after watching "The Hunting Ground," a new documentary on campus sexual...

By By Sandra S. Park, Staff Attorney, ACLU Women's Rights Project
Mar 3, 2015

Ferguson, Black & Blue

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This post originally appeared on the ACLU of Missouri's blog. 

The United States Department of Justice...

By By Jeffrey Mittman

This post originally appeared on the ACLU of Missouri's blog. 

The United States Department of Justice...

By By Jeffrey Mittman