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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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Nevada court ruling modifies county plan for vote hand-count
2 years, 2 months ago

Nevada court ruling modifies county plan for vote hand-count

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A rural Nevada county can start hand-counting mail-in ballots two weeks before Election Day, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, but it won’t be allowed to livestream the tallying and must make other changes to its plans. The ruling came in response to an emergency petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, which challenged …

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Indiana’s abortion laws may tighten before Legislature acts
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana’s abortion laws may tighten before Legislature acts

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s abortion laws will likely be tightened even before the Legislature is expected to start debating additional abortion restrictions later this month. Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana conceded defeat Friday in their fight to block two anti-abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to end constitutional protection for abortion. It said …

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ACLU lawyer on the fight against Kentucky's new anti-abortion law
2 years, 8 months ago

ACLU lawyer on the fight against Kentucky's new anti-abortion law

NPR  

ACLU lawyer on the fight against Kentucky's new anti-abortion law NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Heather Gatnarek, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Kentucky, about a new law that effectively blocks access to abortions in that state. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: There is currently nowhere in the state of Kentucky to get an abortion after a unique new …

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ACLU of Utah investigating after books removed from schools
3 years, 1 month ago

ACLU of Utah investigating after books removed from schools

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is investigating complaints related to the removal of several books from high school library shelves in a suburban Salt Lake City district after a parent complaint. The Canyons School District appears to have disregarded its own policy for responding to such complaints by pulling nine books off the shelves, …

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Trump’s roadblock: The ACLU filed 400 cases against Trump so far
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s roadblock: The ACLU filed 400 cases against Trump so far

Al Jazeera  

Trump hasn’t personally squared off against the ACLU from the witness stand, but the ACLU has challenged him repeatedly. The day after United States President Donald Trump’s election in November 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union posted a message to him on its website: “See you in court.” As president, Trump has not personally squared off against the ACLU from …

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