The Law That Sent a Man to Prison for Life for Stealing a Pair of Hedge Clippers – and What Prosecutors Can do About It

Habitual offender statutes, known in some states as “three strikes” laws, are a relic of failed “tough on crime” policies that have had devastating consequences for families and communities across the country.

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NDOC needs to stop raiding inmate accounts

This editorial was first published in the Nevada Current. 

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Federal Judges are Failing Incarcerated People During the Pandemic

More than 1,000 incarcerated people have died from confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 88 of the top 100 largest outbreaks in the country are in jails and prisons.

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Lower Courts Agree — It’s Time to End Qualified Immunity

Qualified immunity is a legal defense that can shield police officers from liability for misconduct. Once an obscure legal doctrine, it has become a central focus of activists’ calls for police accountability following nationwide protests over police brutality.

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ACLU Calls On Tech Companies to End Their Alliance with ICE and CBP

Though they claim to “advance human welfare” and help their customers “move society forward” by providing the necessary knowledge, information, and analytical tools for researchers, lawyers, and government agencies, they are fueling the mass deportation and detention system.

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Adel’s Hidden Agenda: ACLU Exposes Maricopa Prosecutor’s Hypocrisy

Prosecutorial transparency is not optional. It is essential to build community trust, eradicate racial disparities, and deliver justice fairly.

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Not Even a Global Pandemic Could Stop the Federal Government from Pursuing a String of Back-to-Back Executions This Summer

The Justice Department's eagerness to rush through federal executions is grotesque — as is its willingness to expose hundreds of individuals to COVID-19 in the process.

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Hundreds of Thousands of People in Limbo as They Wait for Justice

The TPS program was created 30 years ago to provide safety to immigrants at risk in their countries of origin. Today, we await a decision that will determine its fate.

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Justice Wins in Michigan

The ACLU’s focus on a prosecutor race in Oakland County paid off.

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