News & Commentary
Big Brother's Always Been Watching Some of U.S.
As revelations from whistleblower Edward Snowden continue to mount, Americans have been shocked by the NSA's incredible invasions of privacy - some more so than others.
By By Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office & Sandra Fulton, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
On the Agenda: November 18-22
Life in Congress last week wasn't as entertaining as it was in Toronto.
By By Shawn Jain, ACLU
WATCH: Esperanza Spalding Protests Guantánamo Injustice in New Music Video
Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist, composer, and singer Esperanza Spalding today released We Are America, a new music video highlighting the injustice of prolonged indefinite detention at the prison at Guantánamo Bay. She discusses her motivations for the project below.
By Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union
This Week in Civil Liberties (11/15/2013)
Which rapper showed off his ACLU membership card in a new video by the ACLU of Washington?
By By Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU
Death Row is Not a "Constitution-Free Zone"
Alfredo Prieto sits alone 23 hours a day in a locked, seventy-square-feet box. The lights never go out.
By By Brian Stull, ACLU Capital Punishment Project
JAMMED! Voter Suppression Hits Pawnee, Indiana?
As any fan of NBC's Parks and Recreation knows, Pawnee Councilwoman Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) loves democracy. But just how much?
By By Eunice Hyon Min Rho, ACLU
Extreme Sentencing – the "New Normal?"
It should outrage us that a homeless man will be in prison for the rest of his life because he was the middleman in the sale of $10 worth of marijuana. We can all pretty much agree that the punishment of growing old and dying behind bars for such offenses is a wildly extreme, tragic and wasteful overreaction to the crime.
By Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union
Movie Night With Your Favorite Privacy Advocates!
Looking for a Sunday evening activity? Look no further! Join the ACLU's Ben Wizner and other leading privacy advocates for an online screening of "Terms and Conditions May Apply," followed by an open discussion on Internet surveillance.
By By Noa Yachot, Communications Strategist, ACLU
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