Tag: ACLU
ACLU: Trump’s anti-trans ban has no military justification, is driven by...
We speak to Chase Strangio, staff attorney at the ACLU, which is challenging the Trump administration’s ban on service members who are transgender.
Trump admin. hints it may resume family separation at border; ACLU...
A new report by Amnesty International suggests immigration officials separated some 6,000 families between April and August, a far higher number of children and parents torn apart than previously thought.
ACLU formally opposes Kavanaugh, citing credible sexual assault allegations & partisan...
“As a nonpartisan organization, the ACLU does not oppose Judge Kavanaugh based on predictions about how he would vote as a Justice. We oppose him in light of the credible allegations of sexual assault against him.”
NSA’s spying power could soon be extended
People all over the nation are joining together to pressure Congress to uphold the Fourth Amendment.
NY Attorney General joins ACLU lawsuit against Trump
Schneiderman announced that his office has joined the ACLU’s lawsuit against Trump’s executive order, which effectively bans many Muslims from entering the country.
ACLU launches 7-point plan of action against Trump administration
“Let’s fight like hell for our country and the Constitution.”
ACLU & NAACP: Jeff Sessions unfit for post defending civil rights...
Trump’s pick has drawn widespread outrage because of Sessions’s opposition to the Voting Rights Act, support for anti-immigration legislation and history of making racist comments.
ACLU warns Trump against implementing unconstitutional policies
“One thing is certain: We will be eternally vigilant every single day of your presidency.”
ACLU Condemns Forcible Arrest of State Representative During Protest
“Although no one deserves to be treated like this, the police made the mistake this time of abusing people who were in a position to insist on their rights. Most people aren’t so lucky.”
ACLU and NAACP File Lawsuit For Release of Police Shooting Footage
Refusing to release the videos of Clark’s death merely affirms the public’s distrust of police and state officials.
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Lawmakers demand answers after the White House initiated a $620M loan to a firm...
In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”
Trump adviser’s economic optimism collides with rising debt, inflation, and public pessimism
As administration officials point to consumer spending as evidence of confidence, polling, inflation data, and rising credit card delinquencies suggest many Americans are experiencing a very different economy.
Resistance is only half the equation
When movements are at their most powerful, they not only withdraw cooperation from unjust systems, but build the capacity to live without them.
Trump rule narrows Medicaid exemptions as work requirements move toward nationwide rollout
A new CMS rule implementing Republican-backed Medicaid work requirements adopts a stricter definition of medical frailty, raising concerns that millions of low-income Americans could face new bureaucratic hurdles to maintaining health coverage.
Around the world, global solidarity and cooperation are remarkably popular
An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue.