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Jan 24, 2014

Three Things to Know About the Government Privacy Report on NSA Spying

This piece was originally published on Slate....

By By Alex Abdo, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project

This piece was originally published on Slate....

By By Alex Abdo, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
Jan 24, 2014

It's Time to Come Out For Freedom

"We just want to be married."

These words from Jesse Tyler Ferguson, star of ABC's Modern Family, about his husband Justin Mikita, in a new ACLU video, reflect the simple motivations behind...

By By Alicia Gay, ACLU

"We just want to be married."

These words from Jesse Tyler Ferguson, star of ABC's Modern Family, about his husband Justin Mikita, in a new ACLU video, reflect the simple motivations behind...

By By Alicia Gay, ACLU
Jan 24, 2014

The Shrinking Rationale For Government Surveillance Camera Systems

Free Speech and Pluralism

Yesterday I wrote about how the spread of cameras throughout our public...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Yesterday I wrote about how the spread of cameras throughout our public...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
Jan 24, 2014

Is Illegal Entry the Crime You’re Most Afraid Of?

Guess what crime is the most prosecuted at the federal level in the United States? Rape? Murder? Assault? Robbery? Racketeering? Financial fraud?

Actually, no. ...

By Ruthie Epstein, Deputy Director, Immigration Policy, ACLU

Guess what crime is the most prosecuted at the federal level in the United States? Rape? Murder? Assault? Robbery? Racketeering? Financial fraud?

Actually, no. ...

By Ruthie Epstein, Deputy Director, Immigration Policy, ACLU
Jan 23, 2014

Texas Shouldn't – BUT JUST DID – Execute a Mexican National

Yesterday, at 9:32 p.m., the state of Texas executed Edgar Arias Tamayo, a 46-year-old Mexican national. Injecting lethal drugs into Mr. Tamayo's bloodstream was a clear violation of the United States'...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program

Yesterday, at 9:32 p.m., the state of Texas executed Edgar Arias Tamayo, a 46-year-old Mexican national. Injecting lethal drugs into Mr. Tamayo's bloodstream was a clear violation of the United States'...

By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program