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Jul 2, 2020

How State Governments Across the Country Failed to Protect Our Communities From COVID-19

Dylan Hayre, Justice Division Campaign Strategist, ACLU

Since the inception...

Dylan Hayre, Justice Division Campaign Strategist, ACLU

Since the inception...

Custody assistants walking through hallway of the hospital ward in a jail in Los Angeles.
Custody assistants walking through hallway of the hospital ward in a jail in Los Angeles.
Jun 30, 2020

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Fund Religious Education: How Today’s Supreme Court Decision Further Erodes the Separation of Church and State

Heather L. Weaver, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief

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Heather L. Weaver, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief

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Photo of the American flag on a flag pole and the Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Photo of the American flag on a flag pole and the Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Jun 30, 2020

The EARN IT Act is a Disaster for Online Speech and Privacy, Especially for the LGBTQ and Sex Worker Communities

Kate Ruane, Former Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU

After a month of...

Kate Ruane, Former Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU

After a month of...

Person typing on a laptop, depicting data breach with animation of open lock over image.
Person typing on a laptop, depicting data breach with animation of open lock over image.
Jun 26, 2020

Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away With Murder

Somil Trivedi, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

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Somil Trivedi, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

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Protesters hold a banner that says, "Prosecute Killer Cops" in front of Los Angeles City Hall during the demonstration.
Protesters hold a banner that says, "Prosecute Killer Cops" in front of Los Angeles City Hall during the demonstration.
Jun 24, 2020

Protests, Aerial Surveillance, and Police Defunding

Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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Protestors react to a low flying helicopter during a march in Brooklyn, New York.
Protestors react to a low flying helicopter during a march in Brooklyn, New York.
Jun 23, 2020

“All Hell Broke Loose.”

When Kishon McDonald saw the video of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of four officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, he could tell it was going to turn the country...

When Kishon McDonald saw the video of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of four officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, he could tell it was going to turn the country...

Black Lives Matter Protestors run as tear gas is dispensed into the crowd.
Black Lives Matter Protestors run as tear gas is dispensed into the crowd.