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Trump to Migrant Parents Whose Children Were Taken at the Border: Let the ACLU Find Your Family
Despite the fact that the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance policy” is the reason that migrant parents were forcibly separated from their children at the border, the Department of Justice doesn’t believe that they should be responsible for reuniting the families they tore apart. On Thursday, the Trump administration told a federal judge that the American…
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Amazon’s Face Recognition Disproportionately Matched Congressional Members of Color With Mugshots
Twenty-eight members of Congress, including six members of the Congressional Black Caucus, were falsely identified as suspects charged with a crime on Amazon’s facial recognition technology, according to a test conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union. The test results of Amazon Rekognition, released Thursday, revealed that most of the politicians misidentified by the technology…
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Chrissy Teigen Wishes Trump a Happy Birthday in a Way That’ll Turn the Orange Menace Red
Chrissy Teigen, everyone’s favorite Twitter troll, is causing more chatter on the site, but this time for a cause. Teigen, along with her husband, John Legend, and their two children, donated money to the American Civil Liberties Union on Donald Trump’s 72nd birthday. The family donated $72,000 apiece—a collective $288,000—to the organization and are encouraging…
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Trump Administration Is Detaining an American Citizen in Iraq, Denying Him a Lawyer: Report
An unnamed American citizen is being detained in Iraq as an “enemy combatant,” and although the man has requested an attorney, the U.S. government is denying him his right to one, authorities say. The American Civil Liberties Union reports that the man has been detained since September on allegations that he fought in Syria with…
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While the NFL Is Losing Viewership, Colin Kaepernick Is Living His Best Life
On Sunday, free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick was honored at the ACLU of Southern California’s annual Bill of Rights Dinner, where he accepted the Eason Monroe Courageous Advocate Award to a standing ovation. “We all have an obligation no matter the risk, and regardless of reward, to stand up for our fellow men and women who…
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ACLU Files Suit Against New Orleans DA for Using Fake Subpoenas to Coerce Victims and Witnesses in Criminal Cases
The national American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Louisiana and the Civil Rights Corps filed a lawsuit against Orleans Parish, La., District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and 10 of his assistant district attorneys over their use of fake subpoenas to coerce victims and witnesses in criminal cases to come in and be questioned by the…
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ACLU Sues DC Police, Claims Officers Wrongfully Arrested Protesters During Trump’s Inauguration
The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, claiming that officers wrongfully arrested innocent protesters during President Donald Trump’s inauguration back in January. According to The Hill, among the plaintiffs are a photojournalist, a legal observer and two protesters, who the lawsuit…
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The Pretrial Profit System: How Corporations Make Billions Arresting Poor Blacks
In 2008, 18-year-old Demorrea Tarver was out with some friends when he was stopped by the police. Officers found a handgun in the handbag of a minor who was riding with Tarver (Tarver said he didn’t know about the gun) and a small amount of marijuana. The cops arrested Tarver and charged him with three…