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Will Nelson Mandela's Solitary Confinement Inspire Positive Change?
It's a short walk from my hotel here in Cape Town to the waterfront. From there you can see Robben Island, the notorious prison where Nelson Mandela and other freedom fighters were incarcerated during the darkest days of apartheid.
By By David Fathi, National Prison Project
‘Perfect Surveillance,’ Says Edward Snowden, Could Have Snuffed Out the LGBT Movement. He’s Right.
Edward Snowden recently pointed out how the victories of the LGBT movement in this country might never have happened if the government had the ability to conduct “perfect surveillance.” For decades, LGBT people had to fight official government persecution, including aggressive surveillance and targeting by law enforcement.
By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
From Edie to Jim – Love at the Supreme Court
“You did it, honey.”
By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU
The ‘Family-Friendly’ Myths of Family Detention Facilities
Updated 3/3/2015
By By Lindsay Nash, Skadden Fellow, Immigrants' Rights Project
After a Decade's Fight for Net Neutrality, Huge Win for Free Speech Online
The people have spoken. And, today, the Federal Communications Commission listened. A majority of FCC commissioners voted in favor of historically strong open Internet rules.
By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
New Mom Who Needed to Pump During Bar Exam Would Not Take 'No' for an Answer
Late last year, Shahzeen Karim, an Illinois attorney and applicant to the Texas bar, tweeted: "Real time: Told TX #barexam will not accommodate me nursing/pumping my baby, due Feb 7th. Option? Pump in bathroom during break for 3 days."
By By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project
This Secret Domestic Surveillance Program Is About to Get Pulled Out of the Shadows
The federal government will have to produce information on a vast and secret domestic surveillance program and defend the program's legality in open court. That's the result of a decision issued Friday by the federal judge presiding over our lawsuit challenging the Suspicious Activity Reporting program, part of an ever-expanding domestic surveillance network established after 9/11.
By By Julia Harumi Mass, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California
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