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Sorry Mr. Mayor, But Atheists Have Rights, Too
They say you can't fight city hall, but sometimes there's no other choice.
By By Carrie Ellen Sager, PFRB Legal Fellow, ACLU
Why Are These Indian Children Being Torn Away From Their Homes?
Imagine entering family court and knowing that what's at stake is the person you hold most dear – your child. Now imagine having a judge tell you that he's removing your child from your custody, from your home. When you ask him why, the judge's replies, "I honestly can't tell you." The judge then signs an order giving custody of your son to Social Services.
By By Stephen Pevar, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU
VICTORY! A Historic Day for LGBT Equality
“Many of you have worked for a long time to see this day coming. You organized, you spoke up, you signed petitions, you sent letters -- I know because I got a lot of them.”
By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
The FBI’s Counterterrorism Sting Operations Are Counterproductive
This piece originally ran on Al Jazeera America.
By By Naureen Shah, ACLU Legislative Counsel
Hobby Lobby and the Dignity of the Refused
Right now we are in a storm of contested rights, as businesses and institutions across the country ask for express legal permission to use religion to discriminate based on sexual orientation, sex, and gender identity.
By By Louise Melling, Director, Center of Liberty; Deputy Legal Director, ACLU
What to Expect When Your Employee's Expecting
Asia Myers was counting on the paycheck she earned at her job at a nursing home to buy supplies for the baby girl she was expecting.
By By Ariela Migdal, ACLU Women's Rights Project
Location Apps Sharing Data With Governments
(Update: correction below)
By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
Fact-checking Representative Pittenger on NSA Reform
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.), criticizing a bipartisan amendment on NSA reform to the House Defense Appropriations bill. The amendment, which Pittenger called "a Congressional mistake," passed the House by an overwhelming majority.
By By Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Guantanámo Judge to Prosecution: Turn Over the Torture Evidence
Last month, a military judge dealt a significant blow to U.S. prosecutors' efforts to suppress torture evidence in the Guantanámo military commissions.
By By Marcellene Hearn, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
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