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Jun 15, 2022

How the Impact of Bostock v. Clayton County on LGBTQ Rights Continues to Expand

The effects of this landmark Supreme Court victory are amplified in states, federal agencies, and courtrooms throughout the U.S.
The effects of this landmark Supreme Court victory are amplified in states, federal agencies, and courtrooms throughout the U.S.
Aimee Stephens, seated, her wife Donna Stephens, in pink, and ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, at the far right listen during a news conference outside the Supreme Court.
Aimee Stephens, seated, her wife Donna Stephens, in pink, and ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, at the far right listen during a news conference outside the Supreme Court.
Jun 9, 2022

How ICE Sidesteps the Law to Find and Deport People

A new report documents data sharing between local jails and LexisNexis, enabling deportation to continue even in sanctuary cities and states.
A new report documents data sharing between local jails and LexisNexis, enabling deportation to continue even in sanctuary cities and states.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers apprehending two men.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers apprehending two men.
Jun 2, 2022

What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?

We created an algorithmic tool to find out what risks the criminal legal system poses to the people entering it, rather than their risk to "public safety."
We created an algorithmic tool to find out what risks the criminal legal system poses to the people entering it, rather than their risk to "public safety."
A prisoner holding his extended and clasped hands between the bars of his cell.
A prisoner holding his extended and clasped hands between the bars of his cell.
Jun 2, 2022

Using Cyanide Gas in Executions is an Affront to Jewish Values

Arizona’s use of Zyklon B should shock the conscience of all Americans.
Arizona’s use of Zyklon B should shock the conscience of all Americans.
A photo of a prison gas chamber.
A photo of a prison gas chamber.
Jun 1, 2022

The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Policing is a Foundation to Build Upon

Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.
Protesters holding signs depicting George Floyd.
Protesters holding signs depicting George Floyd.
May 31, 2022

From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End

Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
Woman holds a sign stating “Stop AAPI Hate.”
Woman holds a sign stating “Stop AAPI Hate.”