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Help Wanted: Oklahoma’s Immigration Crisis and the Urgent Need For Habeas Counsel

Oklahoma has a growing immigration enforcement crisis.

By Travis Handler

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May 22, 2020

This Family Just Reminded CBP We Don’t Lose Our Rights at the Border

Hugh Handeyside, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection checking the identification of someone seated in a car.
May 20, 2020

We’re Suing to Protect Press Freedom During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brian Hauss, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez answers reporters' questions.
May 19, 2020

When a Two-Year Sentence Becomes a Death Sentence

Ruth Anna Buffalo, She/her/hers, Representative, North Dakota, North Dakota House of Representatives

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May 14, 2020

DeVos is Rolling Back Protections for Sexual Harassment and Assault Survivors in Schools. We’re Suing to Put a Stop to It.

Jennesa Calvo-Friedman, Staff Attorney, ACLU

A recent graduate shouts and holds sign that reads "survivor" as Betsey Devos speaks on college campus about changes to Title IX
May 13, 2020

Thank You, Aimee

Aimee Stephens, a trailblazer in trans rights, passed away in her home this week at the age of 59. Together, we sued for discrimination after Aimee was fired from her job for being transgender. When Aimee decided to fight back, she just wanted it to be acknowledged that what happened to her was wrong. She ended up making history by bringing the Supreme Court its first trans civil rights case. Aimee died before the Court issued a decision on her case, but the fight for trans rights continues in her honor.

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May 12, 2020

President Trump’s Assault On Inspectors General Threatens Our Civil Liberties

Kate Oh, Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU National Political Advocacy Department

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Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office with a painting of George Washington in the background.
May 12, 2020

During COVID-19 Crisis, We Must Prioritize the Release of Pregnant People

Lauren Kuhlik, Equal Justice Works Fellow, ACLU National Prison Project

A woman held at the Pulanski State Prison in Georgia plays with her children in the prison's Children Center.
May 11, 2020

Tribes are Sovereign Nations: Oral Argument on McGirt v Oklahoma Start Today at the US Supreme Court

First there was Carpenter v Murphy (now Sharp v Murphy) and now the McGirt v Oklahoma case will be heard in front of the United States Supreme Court. Both, or more likely either, have big implications for Indian County, the state of Oklahoma, and any person who believes treaties should be respected. But here’s what you need to know going into today’s oral argument.

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May 08, 2020

What the Caucuses Taught me About Inequities in our Electoral System

Vivian Alana Caesar, she/her/hers, Communications Intern, ACLU

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Caucus goers in Des Moines, Iowa hold up their first votes for their 2020 Democratic presidential candidate pick.