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Will Congress let Trump kill organizations like Planned Parenthood and ACLU?
1 month ago

Will Congress let Trump kill organizations like Planned Parenthood and ACLU?

LA Times  

Students march across the UCLA campus in October 2023 to support Palestinians caught in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The House is expected to vote on a bill this week that would give Trump’s treasury secretary virtually unfettered discretion to declare that a nonprofit group is a “terrorist-supporting organization” and revoke its tax-exempt status. “The Department of Treasury would …

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No thanks to these 52 Dems, House defeats bill enabling Trump assault on nonprofits
1 month, 1 week ago

No thanks to these 52 Dems, House defeats bill enabling Trump assault on nonprofits

Raw Story  

Legislation that would have handed President-elect Donald Trump sweeping power to investigate and shutter news outlets, government watchdogs, humanitarian organizations, and other nonprofits was defeated in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after a coalition of progressive advocacy groups and lawmakers mobilized against it, warning of the bill's dire implications for the right to dissent. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who vocally …

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Last minute lawsuits fly as early voting starts in Ohio
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Last minute lawsuits fly as early voting starts in Ohio

Raw Story  

As of Friday morning, almost 1.4 million Ohioans had already cast their ballot in this November’s election. Back in July, Sean Morales-Doyle from the Brennan Center argued “that way, if the elections don’t play out the way that these folks want them to, they can use that belief to overturn the result, they can turn immigrants into a scapegoat.” The …

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ACLU rejects staff petition to divest from Israel and condemn war in Gaza
2 months ago

ACLU rejects staff petition to divest from Israel and condemn war in Gaza

The Independent  

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Chase Strangio: ACLU attorney will be the first openly transgender advocate to argue before Supreme Court
2 months ago

Chase Strangio: ACLU attorney will be the first openly transgender advocate to argue before Supreme Court

CNN  

Washington CNN — An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union is set to be the first openly transgender person to argue before the Supreme Court this December when the justices hear a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. “Chase Strangio is our nation’s leading legal expert on the rights of transgender people, bar none,” said Cecillia …

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The ACLU commits $2 million to Michigan’s Supreme Court race for reproductive rights ads
3 months, 1 week ago

The ACLU commits $2 million to Michigan’s Supreme Court race for reproductive rights ads

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has announced a multimillion-dollar investment into two races for the state Supreme Court, signaling the importance of the competition in the battleground state where control of the court is at stake. Michigan’s state Supreme Court elections are technically nonpartisan, meaning candidates appear on the ballot without a party designation and …

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A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s banning on-camera, in-person interviews with inmates or recording their phone calls for broadcast. But in a ruling last week, federal Judge Jacquelyn Austin said the government can restrict free speech rights in areas it controls that aren’t public and the media …

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ACLU plans to spend $1.3M in educate Montana voters about state Supreme Court candidates
3 months, 2 weeks ago

ACLU plans to spend $1.3M in educate Montana voters about state Supreme Court candidates

Associated Press  

— The American Civil Liberties Union plans to spend $1.3 million on campaign advertising to educate Montana voters about where state Supreme Court candidates stand on abortion and other civil rights issues with a measure constitutionally protecting protect abortion access also on the ballot. The ACLU wants to make sure voters know where Supreme Court candidates stand on those issues …

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Nebraska’s Supreme Court to decide if those with felony convictions can vote in November
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska’s Supreme Court to decide if those with felony convictions can vote in November

Associated Press  

Nebraska’s top election official has no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restores the voting rights of those who’ve been convicted of a felony, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. ACLU attorney Jane Seu said it was Secretary of State Bob Evnen’s order last month for county election officials …

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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after a landmark Supreme Court ruling
4 months, 3 weeks ago

ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after a landmark Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, alleging that its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution. The court’s landmark decision — which found in June that such bans do not violate the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, even when shelter space is lacking — has prompted homeless advocates to …

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ACLU warns Trump win would herald 'new era of mass incarceration'
5 months ago

ACLU warns Trump win would herald 'new era of mass incarceration'

Raw Story  

The ACLU on Friday issued a memo warning that a second term for former President Donald Trump would "exacerbate inequalities" in the criminal justice system and laying out plans to push against a potential Republican administration's efforts to do so. The 14-page memo argues that Trump's agenda would be to expand incarceration, abusive policing practices, and the use of the …

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A second Trump term would double down on erasing trans rights. How advocates are preparing
6 months, 1 week ago

A second Trump term would double down on erasing trans rights. How advocates are preparing

Raw Story  

This article was originally published by The 19th. His proposals would terminate Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to trans youth, attempt to charge teachers with sex discrimination for affirming students’ gender identities and order federal agencies to “cease all programs that promote the concept of sex and gender transition at any age.” Trump also pledged …

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The ACLU is making plans to fight Trump’s promises of immigrant raids and mass deportations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The ACLU is making plans to fight Trump’s promises of immigrant raids and mass deportations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal challenges against former President Donald Trump ‘s administration more than 400 times during his time in the White House, helping to halt an array of policies, including separating immigrant children from their parents. Trump’s allies, mindful of the resistance he faced in the White House and anticipating the chance to remake …

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Woman wins $3.8 million after SWAT team storms wrong home based on Find My iPhone app
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman wins $3.8 million after SWAT team storms wrong home based on Find My iPhone app

The Independent  

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Lawsuit seen as crucial test of police use of facial recognition technology
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuit seen as crucial test of police use of facial recognition technology

Raw Story  

The American Civil Liberties Union has weighed in on a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit a Paterson man filed after Woodbridge police arrested him in 2019 as a shoplifting suspect solely based on a facial recognition system match. The controversial technology is supposed to be just one of several investigatory tools police use to solve crimes, but Woodbridge officers relied on it …

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Maulings by California police dogs linked to lack of regulation, ACLU report finds
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Maulings by California police dogs linked to lack of regulation, ACLU report finds

LA Times  

Los Angeles Police Department K-9 Dutch shows off his agility during a demonstration in May with LAPD canine handler Chris Jones at a ceremony to honor police service dogs killed in the line of duty. Javier Acosta, a spokesperson for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, said that despite the outcome of May’s case, police dogs remain “great tools for …

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DeSantis Sued By Students, ACLU Over Pro-Palestinian Crackdown On Campus
1 year, 1 month ago

DeSantis Sued By Students, ACLU Over Pro-Palestinian Crackdown On Campus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A pro-Palestinian student group on Thursday sued the state of Florida with help from the American Civil Liberties Union after Gov. They are asking a court to intervene on their behalf, citing precedent from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which stated last year: “Nowhere is free speech more important than in our leading …

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Unsealed surveillance videos show violence against inmates inside L.A. County jails
1 year, 1 month ago

Unsealed surveillance videos show violence against inmates inside L.A. County jails

LA Times  

In one of six videos made public as part of a court case about jail violence, L.A. County sheriff’s deputies punch an inmate repeatedly in the head. In a lengthy statement, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it was aware of Pregerson’s decision to unseal the videos and called their disclosure “an opportunity to build further trust within the …

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ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Block Tennessee Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth
1 year, 1 month ago

ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Block Tennessee Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case involving the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. However, the ACLU, medical providers and families of transgender youth in the state say that the law has already affected patients who began gender-affirming care prior to the enforcement of …

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US rights group urges colleges to protect free speech amid Israel-Gaza war
1 year, 1 month ago

US rights group urges colleges to protect free speech amid Israel-Gaza war

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – A prominent civil rights group in the United States has urged colleges and universities to respect free speech and resist calls to investigate or disband student organisations rallying on behalf of Palestinian rights. And the State University System of Florida called for the public institutions under its control to dismantle chapters of the advocacy group Students for …

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Biden agrees to settle ACLU lawsuit over Trump-era migrant family separations
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden agrees to settle ACLU lawsuit over Trump-era migrant family separations

LA Times  

People who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border are held at a border patrol processing center located below the Eagle Pass International Bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas. Government policies that cause widespread separation of migrant children from their parents would be banned under a proposed legal settlement filed Monday by the Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union. “The Department of …

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Records show California prisons are reporting U.S. citizens to ICE, ACLU says
1 year, 3 months ago

Records show California prisons are reporting U.S. citizens to ICE, ACLU says

LA Times  

On Aug. 18, 2022, a records department employee at the California Correctional Center emailed federal immigration authorities a list of people they believed could be subject to deportation. CDCR staff regularly put together “ICE packets” containing background information and criminal records of people they believe could be transferred to ICE custody, according to the report. If ICE believes that person …

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Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
1 year, 5 months ago

Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Children as young as 11 are confined alone to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23 hours a day at a juvenile detention center in Southern Illinois, according to a lawsuit filed by ACLU of Illinois. Young people at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in Benton must ask staff permission to flush the toilet, and …

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From drag queens to inmates: The ACLU’s battle for civil liberties in Southern California
1 year, 6 months ago

From drag queens to inmates: The ACLU’s battle for civil liberties in Southern California

LA Times  

“Every generation has to fight to preserve what prior generations were able to secure,” says Hector Villagra, executive director at the ACLU of Southern California. “The Lady Java case is very similar to the drag queen issue of today,” said Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California. “Progress isn’t inevitable.” :: Accelerating political attacks and restrictions on …

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