civil liberties

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Sameer Rao  Jan 20, 2017 2:56PM EST

ACLU Kicks Off 7-Point Plan to Fight Trump Administration, Protect Civil Liberties

The organization also filed requests with several government agencies, demanding documents regarding Trump’s possible conflicts of interest.
Sameer Rao  Mar 9, 2016 1:05PM EST

ICYMI: You Must Read the Letter Activists of Color Wrote to Support Apple Against the FBI

Signed by Shaun King, Opal Tometi and others, the letter criticizes the FBI’s insistence that Apple remove security protections to investigate suspects’ Apple products. 
Julianne Hing  Dec 8, 2014 11:59AM EST

Justice Department Updates Racial Profiling Rules--With Big Exceptions

The Department of Homeland Security hold onto key exemptions.
Seth Freed Wessler  Oct 5, 2010 1:55PM EDT

Times Sq. Bomber's Life Sentence Condemns Conservative Ideology

But the Shahzad case may be another lesson not learned.
Michelle Chen  Aug 27, 2010 9:16AM EDT

ACLU Confronts Denver Prison's Abusive Strip Searches

Allegations of abusive strip searches at a prison reflect the perverse power imbalance inherent in the system.