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Rights Group Urges Michigan Federal Prison to Give Free Cups to Inmates Amid COVID Concerns
The ACLU of Michigan is calling on the facility to provide free cups to prisoners in order to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.
School District Agrees To Stop Promoting Christianity After Being Sued
The Smith County Board of Education admitted incorporating official prayer into school events, proselytizing students and subjecting them to displays of religious iconography in classrooms.
ACLU Calls for Kenosha Police Chief and Sheriff to Resign After Shootings
In the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake and the killing of two protesters, the ACLU has called for "the immediate resignation of Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis and Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth."
Modern-Day 'Poll Tax' Amendment In Florida Faces Court Battle Before Electi
The case outcome could affect up to 800,000 potential voters in a state that Trump only won by 113,000 votes in 2016.
ACLU's Unapologetic Attack on Law Enforcement Is Wrong
"Dismantle DHS" is just as silly as "Abolish ICE" and "Defund the Police."
Army Esports Team to Resume Streaming After AOC Amendment Fails
Some commenters on the U.S. Army's Esports team were banned from the team's Twitch channel and Discord server room after asking about U.S. war crimes.
Immigration Officers Union Backs Court Challenge to Key Trump Program
Immigration workers are being forced to break with America's "tradition as a refuge for the persecuted," the National CIS Council 119 said.
Trump's Proposed TikTok Ban Would Be a 'Danger to Free Expression': ACLU
President Donald Trump said he will take action to ban the Chinese-owned video app over what he says are security and censorship concerns.
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Use Pentagon Funds to Build Border Wall
"We'll be back before the Supreme Court soon to put a stop to Trump's xenophobic border wall once and for all," said ACLU attorney Dror Ladin on Friday.
Portland Federal Agents Still Attacking Journalists, Legal Observers: ACLU
The ACLU asked a federal court to sanction and hold in contempt federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Marshals Service for violating a temporary restraining order.
Massachusetts Bans Police Chokeholds in Sweeping Reform Bill
Despite the swift passage, the American Civil Liberties Union said the bill "misses the mark" in effecting necessary police reform.
20 Men With Guns Confront Solo Armed Black Protester at Utah Capitol
Members of Insurgence USA and Utah Citizens' Alarm both staged demonstrations on Wednesday.
Portland Mayor Warns Trump: Keep Troops in Federal Buildings or 'Leave'
Top Oregon lawmakers warned President Trump that federal troops should leave Portland amid reports that unidentified officers were arresting protesters who were nowhere near federal buildings.
ACLU Sues DHS Over Federal Agents' Response to Portland Protests
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Marshals over alleged violent conduct towards protesters and journalists in Portland, Oregon.
Trump Ignores Police 'Terror Campaigns' Against Black Americans, Says ACLU
The nonprofit advocacy group issued its remarks after the president told a reporter that "more white people" had died at the hands of police.
ACLU Urges Investigation After Police Post Black Woman's Details Online
Department posted body cam footage on YouTube where woman gave out her personal information even though she was not arrested.
ACLU Sues Indiana Police to Stop Tear Gas Use After Win in Washington State
The ACLU's case also claims that on June 14, Fort Wayne police officers dragged protesters out of private businesses where they had sought shelter from the gas and other police weapons.
Black Man Wrongfully Arrested Due to 'Flawed' Face Recognition Tech: ACLU
"I never thought I'd have to explain to my daughters why Daddy got arrested," Robert Williams has said.
Reading Bostock Through a Racial Justice Lens
There are aspects of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that Supreme Court commentator are not discussing this week.
New DHS Asylum Rules Would 'Gut' U.S. Immigration' Laws, Experts Say
The revised procedures would allow judges to deny claims to entire groups of people without ever giving them court hearings.
U.S. Education Department Threatens Connecticut Over Trans Athlete Policy
Connecticut is one of 18 states that allows trans athletes to compete without restrictions alongside other members of their shared gender identity.
Transgender Woman At Center of Landmark Supreme Court Case Dies
Aimee Stephens, a transgender woman at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, died on Tuesday.
60 Percent of ICE Detainees Tested Have Coronavirus
Only 1.38 percent of all ICE detainees have been tested for coronavirus out of a total nationwide population of 30,307 detainees, according to information released Tuesday.
ACLU Launches TV Ad Campaign Calling For Release of Inmates Amid Pandemic
"Governors, sheriffs, prosecutors, and the president have the power, and responsibility, to save lives," said ACLU Deputy Political Director Udi Ofer.
ACLU Sues D.C. Department of Corrections Over Coronavirus Outbreak in Jail
The ACLU sued the D.C. Department of Corrections Monday for alleged "flagrant disregard of basic public health measures to limit the spread and severity of a COVID-19 outbreak inside the D.C. Jail."
Coronavirus Could Spread 'Like Wildfire' Through U.S. Prisons: Watchdogs
Over-crowded and understaffed prison facilities offer a perfect environment for COVID-19 to spread quickly, with potentially devastating results.
ACLU Sues ICE for Release of Immigrant Detainees Vulnerable to Coronavirus
"People who are at risk of illness or death from COVID-19 should be released," said ACLU senior staff attorney Eunice Cho.
ACLU Races to Stop ICE From Deleting Years of Detention Records
"Records that have been created from, for example, the beginning of the Trump administration, are now perhaps in great danger of being destroyed," said ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Eunice Cho.
ACLU Says Inmates in Georgia Jail Deprived Of Water For Days
The Cobb County Adult Detention Center has disputed the accusations, saying that inmates in the impacted housing block were moved from the area shortly after reporting a "slight odor" coming from the water.
White House Claims Safe Third Country Agreements Will Save Lives
Immigration advocates have warned that the safe third country deals will endanger the lives of asylum seekers sent back to Central America.