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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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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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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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ACLU asks top US court to review law against boycotting Israel
2 years, 2 months ago

ACLU asks top US court to review law against boycotting Israel

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC — A top civil rights group in the United States has asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling that upheld an Arkansas state law penalising companies that boycott Israel. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition on Thursday asking the top court to take up the case, arguing the Appeals Court decision violates the …

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2022 is already a record year for state bills seeking to curtail LGBTQ rights, ACLU data shows
2 years, 5 months ago

2022 is already a record year for state bills seeking to curtail LGBTQ rights, ACLU data shows

CNN  

CNN — State lawmakers across the US have introduced at least 162 bills targeting LGBTQ Americans this year through July 1, according to a CNN analysis of data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union, already marking a record-breaking year for such legislation. To tabulate anti-trans bills, the group keeps an eye out for legislation “barring or criminalizing health care …

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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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ACLU: Nevada risks violating ‘prison gerrymandering’ law
3 years, 1 month ago

ACLU: Nevada risks violating ‘prison gerrymandering’ law

Associated Press  

CARSON CITY, Nev. — American Civil Liberties Union attorneys said if Nevada redraws its political maps without reallocating thousands of inmates to their pre-prison addresses, they will be in violation of a 2019 state law. Though the U.S. Census counts inmates at prisons where they’re serving sentences, Nevada is one of a growing number of states required to reallocate state …

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ACLU sues to challenge Iowa denial of transgender surgery
3 years, 8 months ago

ACLU sues to challenge Iowa denial of transgender surgery

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state of Iowa challenging a 2019 law that allows Medicaid to deny payment for sex reassignment surgeries for transgender residents. When the ACLU first filed a lawsuit to challenge Iowa Medicaid denial of transgender surgery in 2017, a state court judge found the policy violated …

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