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An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I Took a Picture of This
This is a statement from one of the plaintiffs speaking at Thursday's press conference announcing the ACLU's lawsuit challenging the government's controversial Suspicious Activity Reporting program.
By By James Prigoff
You Heard the Court, Gov. Brewer: Give the DREAMers Their Licenses
Until now, thousands of young Arizonans have been prevented from getting jobs, going to school, or even attending to sick children – all thanks to Gov. Jan Brewer's ban on granting them driver's licenses.
By By Orion Danjuma, Skadden Fellow
I Was 16 and in Solitary Before I Ever Even Went to Trial
February is cold in Northern Virginia. It's even colder when you're in a cell alone, without a mattress, a blanket, a pillow, or a sheet.
By By Reginald Dwayne Betts, Legal Intern, ACLU
Doing Right by the Unaccompanied Children on Our Border
There are children in cages along the U.S.-Mexico border right now. And more are showing up every day.
By By Georgeanne M. Usova, Washington Legislative Office
Suing to Defend Americans' Right to Take Pictures in Public
What does an 86-year-old art photographer have in common with a young man with a video game habit?
By By Julia Harumi Mass, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California
Big Data and Big Money
Out for a run the other day along a stretch on a busy road, I saw a "for sale" sign on a house. That got me to wondering about the downsides of living on a busy road, and further wondering: do people who live on busy roads stay in their houses for shorter periods of time than people on quiet streets? Is real estate turnover higher on busy roads?
By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
What’s the Government Doing Targeting Civil Rights Leaders?
The NSA and FBI are targeting prominent American Muslims, including civil rights activists, academics, and a former government official, we learned in a troubling report released last night.
By By Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office & Sandra Fulton, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
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