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Oct 7, 2013

On the Agenda: Week of October 7-11

Frustration continues to reign in Washington as the federal government shutdown (or ...

By By Shawn Jain, ACLU

Frustration continues to reign in Washington as the federal government shutdown (or ...

By By Shawn Jain, ACLU
Oct 4, 2013

This Week in Civil Liberties (10/4/13)

What justification did the employer of an Ohio woman use when it fired her after learning she was pregnant?

How does the Affordable Care Act  have the opportunity to expand potential voters’ access...

By By Amanda Corlett, ACLU

What justification did the employer of an Ohio woman use when it fired her after learning she was pregnant?

How does the Affordable Care Act  have the opportunity to expand potential voters’ access...

By By Amanda Corlett, ACLU
Oct 4, 2013

Challenging the Ignorance of a Hate Attack

On September 21, I took a walk with a friend near Central Park after dropping off my wife and 1-year-old son. A group of young men on bikes saw my turban and beard – distinctly identifiable features of a...

By By Prabhjot Singh, Assistant Professor, Columbia University

On September 21, I took a walk with a friend near Central Park after dropping off my wife and 1-year-old son. A group of young men on bikes saw my turban and beard – distinctly identifiable features of a...

By By Prabhjot Singh, Assistant Professor, Columbia University
Oct 4, 2013

After 42 Years in Solitary, Herman Wallace Dies a Free Man

Herman Wallace died this morning. He was 71 years old and debilitated by terminal liver cancer. Three days ago, he went home to New Orleans for the first time since he was a young man. He has spent...

By By Helen Vera, National Prison Project Fellow, ACLU

Herman Wallace died this morning. He was 71 years old and debilitated by terminal liver cancer. Three days ago, he went home to New Orleans for the first time since he was a young man. He has spent...

By By Helen Vera, National Prison Project Fellow, ACLU
Oct 4, 2013

Why This New Teacher is Going to the Supreme Court

When Proposal 2 passed in 2006, it banned race-conscious college admissions policies in Michigan. I was only 16 — too young to vote but old enough to know it would affect the quality and accessibility of...

By By Molly Nestor, ACLU

When Proposal 2 passed in 2006, it banned race-conscious college admissions policies in Michigan. I was only 16 — too young to vote but old enough to know it would affect the quality and accessibility of...

By By Molly Nestor, ACLU
Oct 4, 2013

The Guantánamo Money Pit

The New York Times last week had good news for those looking to cut the...

By By Zak Newman, Washington Legislative Office, ACLU

The New York Times last week had good news for those looking to cut the...

By By Zak Newman, Washington Legislative Office, ACLU