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ACLU Fights Back as Trump Pushes 'Stealth Proposal' to Limit Public's Right to Protest Outside White House

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Citing 'Extraordinary Circumstances,' ACLU Votes to Break Policy and Oppose Kavanaugh

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"The ACLU opposes the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. There are credible allegations that Judge Kavanaugh has engaged in serious misconduct that have not been adequately investigated by the Senate," the organization said in a statement.

"The ACLU's board of directors, deeply concerned by the allegations raised in recent weeks, has made a rare exception to its longstanding policy and voted to oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court."

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Corporate Tech Giants Invited, But Consumer Advocacy Groups Shut Out of Senate Hearing on Data Privacy

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"The absence of consumer representatives all but ensures a narrow discussion,...

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Facebook Job Ads That Let Employers Exclude Women Are Clear Civil Rights Violation, Says ACLU

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We can't let gender-based ad targeting online give new life to a form of...

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ACLU Blueprints Offer Vision to Cut US Incarceration Rate in Half by Prioritizing 'People Over Prisons'

Activists rally and call on the Trump administration to meet the court ordered deadline to return immigrant children to their families after being separated at the southern border, outside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan, July 25, 2018 in New York City

With Nearly 500 Children Still in Custody, Rep. Barbara Lee Slams Trump Over 'Government-Sanctioned Child Abuse'

Trailblazing California Law Abolishes Cash Bail, But Rights Groups Warn It Won't End Unjust Pre-Trial Detentions

As Trump Orders Sessions to Go After His Political Foes, Reminder That More Than 500 Children Still Separated From Their Families

As Corporate Media Has 'Moved On,' Just a Reminder That 565 Children Are Still Separated From Families Due to Trump's Monstrous Policies

Shed Not a Tear for War Criminal John Brennan, Say Legal Experts, But Also Recognize Danger of Trump Abusing Power to Punish Critics

There's a Fentanyl Crisis in the United States. Nebraska Is About To Murder Someone With It on Purpose

'Deeply Flawed' Report Admits Immigrant Youth Restrained With Bags Over Their Heads, But Claims 'No Abuse' Found

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'Peak Dystopia': Chicago Police Bolster Distrust With 'Bait Truck' Full of Nikes in Poor Black Neighborhood

ACLU Demands Courts Protect Refugees Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence After Sessions 'Illegally' Revokes Asylum Rights

After Coercing Parents Into Agreeing to Deportation, Trump DOJ Foists Responsibility to Reunite Families on ACLU

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'Creepy Violation of Constitutional Rights': TSA Uses Armed Undercover Air Marshals to Surveil Unsuspecting Travelers

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In Rare Move, ACLU to Oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

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ACLU Files Complaint With DHS Over Unfair Blacklisting of U.S. Citizen

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ACLU Comment on Rep. Coffman’s Support of Net Neutrality

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ACLU, Immigrants’ Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question

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Trump's Airstrikes on Syria Are Illegal Without Congressional Authorization...

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ACLU of Florida Statement on Signing of Legislation Responding to Parkland Shooting

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