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ACLU
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Lawline Blog
Faculty Spotlight: Julie Ebenstein Saw Practicing Law as a Way to Influence Access the Justice System (Video)
In the latest Faculty Spotlight, Julie Ebenstein of the ACLU discusses her journey to impact litigation and her thoughts on voting rights. A senior staff attorney with the ACLU Voting…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Rejecting The Wisdom Of The Rome Statute: US Life Sentences Without Parole for First Time Non-Violent Offenders
The ACLU recently published a powerful report on individuals incarcerated for life for non-violent crimes. The investigators uncovered 3,248 individuals who are incarcerated for life for minor offenses. The report,…
Human Rights at Home Blog
A Human Rights Hero
With others in the U.S. human rights community, we mourn the loss of Lenora Lapidus, longtime director of the ACLU Women's Rights Project, who passed on Sunday after a long…
Religion Clause
Suit Against “Muslim-Free” Gun Range Dropped After Sign Is Removed
Religion News Service reports that the ACLU and CAIR have filed a motion to dismiss their lawsuit against Save Yourself Survival and Tactical Gun Range in Oktaha, Oklahoma after the Gun…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Utah Amends Misdemeanor Sentencing to Help Immigrants
From ACLU:Utah is known for its red rock canyons, steep ski slopes, and a mega-majority Republican legislature. And now it can be recognized as one of just a handful of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: Mueller Report and Redactions
As many wait for the Mueller Report now promised for Thursday, questions regarding the redactions mount. Two articles are worth a read. Jenessa Calvo-Friedman, writing from the ACLU perspective, argues that…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal judge rules ADA requires Maine jail to provide woman with access to medication-assisted treatment during her 40-day term
As explained in this ACLU posting, a US District Court judge in Maine issued a notable ruling last week about prisoner rights and the ADA. Here are the basics from…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Unlocking the Black Box: How the Prosecutorial Transparency Act Will Empower Communities and Help End Mass Incarceration”
The title of this post is the the title of this notable new ACLU report. Here is how the ACLU website describes the report's interests and approach: Prosecutors’ offices are…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Scary Technologies: The Government Expands Its Human Databases
In what is viewed by many as a huge step forward in stripping privacy rights the ACLU, the National Immigration Law Center and other groups sent a letter to House…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Crime Victims United of California & the Sacramento Police Officers Association Seek a Stay of SB 1421 in the California Supreme Court
On December 21, 2018, our office filed an extraordinary writ of mandamus seeking to stay enforcement of Senate Bill 1421 on behalf of Crime Victims United of California and the…