News & Commentary
A Mother Who Won't Be Denied Truth and Justice
In the wake of horrible tragedy, solace is often found in knowing that the truth will be sought, and justice will be delivered.
By By Sarah Spears, Program Fellow, ACLU of Colorado & John Krieger, Communications and Outreach Director, ACLU of Colorado
With Only Your Wits and an Empty Can of Pepper Spray to Protect You
Listen, Trousdale County, Tennessee, I get it: When a big, powerful corporation comes to town and promises 400 new jobs, that's a huge deal. Especially if you're a small, rural community of hardworking people trying to make an honest living.
By By Claire Gardner, Community Engagement Associate, ACLU of Tennessee
The 40th Anniversary of an LGBT Milestone in Congress
Forty years ago today, "Battling Bella" Abzug, a member of Congress from New York and a trailblazer for women, introduced a bill to protect gay people from discrimination for the first time in American history. The Equality Act of 1974 would have banned discrimination against lesbians, gay men, unmarried persons, and women in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
A Campus Free of Fear
As summer approaches, young people around the country are celebrating graduations and planning for exciting new beginnings in the fall – a new school year, perhaps a transition to middle or high school, or a move onto a college campus. These transitions should be exciting, positive, and healthy experiences for students and their families.
By By Ramya S., ACLU Women's Rights Project
San Francisco Woman Pulled Out of Car at Gunpoint Because of License Plate Reader Error
A lawsuit pertaining to the use of license plate readers in San Francisco illustrates how dangerous it can be when police officers turn off their eyes, ears, and brains, and mistakenly rely on imperfect technologies to tell them who’s up to no good.
By By Kade Crockford, Director, ACLU of Massachusetts Technology for Liberty Project
Missouri Is Having Its Own Wendy Davis Moment
Right now, something big is brewing in Missouri.
By By Carolyn Ehrlich, Political Strategist, ACLU
Twenty-Four Years of Love
We're like a lot of couples out there. We met in college. We've stuck by each other's side through the ups and downs. And we're involved in our local North Carolina community.
By By Tamara Sheffield & Maryja Mee
Private Prisons Eat Our Humanity
Somebody figured out, once again, how to build a machine that can quantify the life of an African-American man and make money off him. They figured out how to use the value of his body to fuel their machine. They learned how to drive its engine, and how to turn a profit. They call it prison privatization. I call it mining black gold, and I have watched black gold be mined from the streets of my community every day.
By By Reverend Edwin C. Sanders II, Senior Servant and Founder, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
Transgender Military Ban Takes Center Stage
In an interview with Martha Raddatz on ABC's This Week on Sunday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that he believes current military regulations that prohibit transgender individuals from serving openly in the military should be reviewed.
By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
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