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Nov 15, 2017

North Carolina Is Trying to Destroy the State’s Only Farmworkers Union. We’re Suing.

Dolores Huerta, the legendary civil rights icon and farmworker activist, had it right: “Organized labor is a necessary part of democracy.” Day in and day out, unions struggle to make sure that farmworkers...

Dolores Huerta, the legendary civil rights icon and farmworker activist, had it right: “Organized labor is a necessary part of democracy.” Day in and day out, unions struggle to make sure that farmworkers...

Nov 14, 2017

An Arkansas Town Agrees to Criminal Justice Reform to Ensure That the Poor Are Not Jailed

For years, the city of Sherwood, Arkansas, home to about 30,000 people, had a practice of jailing people who could not afford to pay court costs incurred from bounced checks. Thousands of Arkansans were...

For years, the city of Sherwood, Arkansas, home to about 30,000 people, had a practice of jailing people who could not afford to pay court costs incurred from bounced checks. Thousands of Arkansans were...

Nov 14, 2017

The Tax Bill Includes Language Designed to Undermine Abortion Rights

The House is expected to vote this week on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and tucked in the...

The House is expected to vote this week on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and tucked in the...

Nov 14, 2017

At Guantánamo, a Death Penalty Case Without a Death Penalty Lawyer

The Guantánamo military commissions, the scheme created by the government to try 9/11 and other detainees, have devolved into an unacceptable and alarming assault on defense lawyers...

The Guantánamo military commissions, the scheme created by the government to try 9/11 and other detainees, have devolved into an unacceptable and alarming assault on defense lawyers...

Nov 14, 2017

European Court Ruling Could Recognize Mass Surveillance Violates Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights last week held a hearing in a challenge to the United Kingdom’s mass surveillance practices, brought by the ACLU,...

The European Court of Human Rights last week held a hearing in a challenge to the United Kingdom’s mass surveillance practices, brought by the ACLU,...

Nov 14, 2017

Why It’s Urgent That Congress Act This Year on the Dream Act

The case of 10-year-old Rosa Maria Hernandez is cruel and shocking, even for a Trump administration that has made the indiscriminate targeting of immigrants a top priority.

Americans were rightfully...

The case of 10-year-old Rosa Maria Hernandez is cruel and shocking, even for a Trump administration that has made the indiscriminate targeting of immigrants a top priority.

Americans were rightfully...