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ICE’s Lack of Transparency About COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives
ICE has been demonstrably dishonest with the courts and public about matters related to COVID-19 — so we're filing a FOIA request to uncover more information.
Georgetown Students Demonstrate How Reparations Can Be Made to African-American Students
Institutions of higher education should establish reparation funds to finance the educations of African-Americans descended from slaves.
We’re Suing to Protect Press Freedom During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Today, we filed a First Amendment lawsuit challenging two recently-enacted Puerto Rico laws that make it a crime to share information the government deems to be false about emergency conditions on the island.
How to Co-opt a Pandemic to Ban Asylum
The Trump administration is exploiting a public health crisis to achieve its long-held goal of ending asylum at the border.
When a Two-Year Sentence Becomes a Death Sentence
That’s why the ACLU has put out a call for governors around the country, President Trump, and the BOP to release all pregnant people from prisons and jails who have less than a year remaining on their sentence.
DeVos is Rolling Back Protections for Sexual Harassment and Assault Survivors in Schools. We’re Suing to Put a Stop to It.
The DeVos standard redefines what constitutes sexual harassment and assault in disturbing ways. This means that a school would not be obligated to help a middle school student harassed by another student on their way home from school.
In Fear of Falling Behind and Privacy Invasions, Students Demand Action on Remote Learning
As COVID-19 school closures spread, governments nationwide must address the education crisis in America.
Thank You, Aimee
Aimee Stephens, a trailblazer in trans rights, passed away in her home this week at the age of 59.
What the Caucuses Taught me About Inequities in our Electoral System
Additionally, the same groups that are underrepresented by population, in comparison to their white counterparts, are those that are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. We must not forget that the racial and social inequities that pervade our nation have a direct impact on the electoral
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