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After 9 Years, Manuel Velez, an Innocent Man, is Free at Last
At 12:32 p.m. ET, Manuel Velez, my client and an innocent man, stepped out of prison and into the Huntsville, Texas air a free man.
By By Brian Stull, ACLU Capital Punishment Project
A Close Shave for Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court
To shave or not to shave? That is the question the Supreme Court will consider today as it once again turns to fundamental issues of religious liberty.
By Heather L. Weaver
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in 30 States – With More to Come
This morning the Supreme Court denied certiorari in all five freedom to marry cases pending before it. The ACLU was co-counsel in three of the five cases.
By By James Esseks, Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project
Spotted on Campus: Up-Armored Mine-Resistant Monster Trucks
With the cost of tuition skyrocketing, you may be wondering why universities are getting mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles – or MRAPs – which are designed for the battlefield and cost $700,000.
By By Samuel Weiss
The Worst Phone Call of My Career: I’m Sorry Clinics, You Have to Close
I had to make a phone call today that I have been dreading my entire career. I had to call amazing abortion clinics to tell them that they must to close their doors after serving Texas women for more than 30 years.
By By Brigitte Amiri, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
Obama Tells Arizona: Let Dreamers Drive
This week, the United States sent a clear message to the state of Arizona: Let the Dreamers drive.
By By Michael Tan, Staff Attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, ACLU
Victory Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Jails, Where Too Many Have Suffered and Died From Neglect
It took a nurse observing a man “eating chunks [taken out of his cell wall]” before he was moved out of solitary confinement.
By By Eric Balaban, ACLU National Prison Project
Facebook Apologizes for Real Name Policy’s Impact, But No Real Changes Yet
Wednesday the ACLU, along with a coalition of partner organizations, went to Facebook to urge it to fix a flawed policy that requires users to speak in a voice other than the one they prefer.
By By Matthew Cagle, Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Attorney,, ACLU of Northern California
The Broken No-Fly List Process Needs Fixing
Update (10/3/14): The federal judge decided in court today that our clients will be notified by January whether they are on the No Fly List or not. Those who are still on the list will also be told why, so they can challenge their placement.
By By Hugh Handeyside, Staff Attorney, ACLU, National Security Project
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