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Mar 11, 2014

The Tech Community Can Put Out the Fire the NSA Started

This piece originally ran at the Guardian.

“You are the firefighters...

By By Chris Soghoian, Principal Technologist and Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

This piece originally ran at the Guardian.

“You are the firefighters...

By By Chris Soghoian, Principal Technologist and Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project
Mar 11, 2014

CA Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom "Steps Up" for Marijuana Legalization

Originally posted by the ACLU of California...

By By Will Matthews, ACLU of Northern California

Originally posted by the ACLU of California...

By By Will Matthews, ACLU of Northern California
Mar 10, 2014

On the Agenda: March 10-14

It may still only be 2014 on your Gregorian calendar, but for the political gossip press, it might as well be 2016 because it seems like all they can talk about is the presidential election that is 2.5...

By By Shawn Jain, Media Strategist, ACLU

It may still only be 2014 on your Gregorian calendar, but for the political gossip press, it might as well be 2016 because it seems like all they can talk about is the presidential election that is 2.5...

By By Shawn Jain, Media Strategist, ACLU
Mar 10, 2014

"Snowden's disclosures have improved the security of the Internet."

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By Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union

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By Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union
Mar 9, 2014

U.S. Human Rights Record Undergoes International Scrutiny

This week, the United Nations Human Rights Committee will review U.S. compliance with its obligations under the International...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program

This week, the United Nations Human Rights Committee will review U.S. compliance with its obligations under the International...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program
Mar 7, 2014

Michigan’s Unequal Admissions Policy Hurts Students Like Me

Just months into my second year of law school at the University of Michigan, I witnessed my rights and life profoundly altered because of the passage of Proposal 2. This law banned Michigan’s institutions...

By By Chase L. Cantrell, Plaintiff in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

Just months into my second year of law school at the University of Michigan, I witnessed my rights and life profoundly altered because of the passage of Proposal 2. This law banned Michigan’s institutions...

By By Chase L. Cantrell, Plaintiff in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action