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Supreme Court Decision Could Be Crucial to Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors
In 1999, Tiffani Alvera was violently assaulted by her husband in their Oregon home and had to be hospitalized. After she provided a copy of the restraining order she obtained to her property manager, her landlord ordered her to vacate the apartment within 24 hours. The eviction notice held her responsible for the violence committed against her, stating: "You, someone in your control, or your pet, has seriously threatened to immediately inflict personal injury, or has inflicted personal injury upon the landlord or other tenants." Her landlord refused to remove only her husband from the lease and instead sought to evict the entire household. Ms. Alvera filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
By By Michaela Wallin, Women's Rights Project, ACLU
Business as Usual: House Leadership Uses DHS Spending Bill to Try to Kill President’s Executive Action on Immigration
There is already a clear picture of the House majority's agenda – block the immigration executive actions announced last November by President Barack Obama.
By By Joanne Lin, Washington Legislative Office
A Living Nightmare in America's Paradise
Imagine being charged with a crime, going to trial, being found not guilty by reason of insanity, but remaining behind bars for years. You are denied access to a psychiatrist to treat your serious mental illness; you grow more acutely ill; and you daily face the threat of violence at the hands of other prisoners.
By By Eric Balaban, ACLU National Prison Project
Sometimes It Only Takes An Hour to Get the Picture: This Single-Sex Program Won't Fly
Sometimes all it takes is a letter and an hour to do the right thing.
By By Amy L. Katz, ACLU Women's Rights Project
Cybersecurity Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Privacy
Are our work emails, our medical records, and our financial information safe online? Or have we been leaving our digital doors unlocked?
By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Should Officers Be Permitted to View Body Camera Footage Before Writing Their Reports?
Update below
By By Peter Bibring, Director of Police Practices for the ACLU of Southern California
'Transparent' Winning a Golden Globe Is a Big Deal. But It's Also Not Enough
Being transgender can be a lifelong battle against erasure.
By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU
My Name Is Magaly: Community Leader, Homeowner, Taxpayer, and Undocumented Mother
I was 23 years old when I crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with my husband, aunt, and cousin.
By By Magaly
DOJ Solidifies Protection for Transgender Rights
While the American workplace is often notoriously inhospitable to transgender Americans, the federal government last month moved decisively to change that. In a new memorandum, the Department of Justice explicitly clarified that gender identity discrimination claims are covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This is another important step forward in the ongoing fight for basic fairness and equal treatment under the law for transgender Americans.
By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
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