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Jun 24, 2014

Ruling In Horrific LGBT Bullying Case Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Congress To Finally Pass SNDA

A 13-year-old boy named Jon Carmichael killed himself during spring break in 2010.

According to a civil rights lawsuit brought by his parents, a few days before Jon killed himself, football players...

By By Joshua Block, LGBT Project

A 13-year-old boy named Jon Carmichael killed himself during spring break in 2010.

According to a civil rights lawsuit brought by his parents, a few days before Jon killed himself, football players...

By By Joshua Block, LGBT Project
Jun 24, 2014

U.S. Admits Modern-Day Slavery Exists at Home

Some of America's most vulnerable workers are victims of modern-day slavery, and the government knows it. What's worse: These workers are protecting U.S. military and economic interests – but the U.S. isn'...

By By Jennifer Turner, Human Rights Researcher, Human Rights Program, ACLU

Some of America's most vulnerable workers are victims of modern-day slavery, and the government knows it. What's worse: These workers are protecting U.S. military and economic interests – but the U.S. isn'...

By By Jennifer Turner, Human Rights Researcher, Human Rights Program, ACLU
Jun 24, 2014

It's Time to End The Blame Game and Reform Immigration Policy

This piece was first published by the National Journal magazine on the Next America Perspectives page.

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By By Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office & Sandra Fulton, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

This piece was first published by the National Journal magazine on the Next America Perspectives page.

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By By Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office & Sandra Fulton, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Jun 24, 2014

We Want Internet Providers to Respond to Internet Demand, Not Shape It

Free Speech and Pluralism

The debate over network neutrality is misguided, Robert McMillan argues in Wired, because amid dismay over the FCC’s proposal to allow...

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

The debate over network neutrality is misguided, Robert McMillan argues in Wired, because amid dismay over the FCC’s proposal to allow...

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