Blog Profile / Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the ACLU
| URL : | http://www.aclu.org/blog | |
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| Filed Under: | Issues & Causes / Human Rights | |
| Posts on Regator: | 2957 | |
| Posts / Week: | 20.2 | |
| Archived Since: | July 27, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
New Push, at Home and Abroad, to Combat Modern-Day Slavery
A White House task force set up to combat human trafficking held its annual meeting today, chaired by Secretary of State John Kerry. The cabinet-level group, called the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) coordinates the U.S. Show More Summary
Maryland Stands Up for Pregnant Workers
Yesterday, Maryland's governor signed into law legislation protecting pregnant women from workplace discrimination. This should be a no-brainer. Picture this: you have a good job, you have medical benefits, you're financially stable, and you decide it's time to start a family. Show More Summary
Experts Discuss Surveillance Society at Domestic Drones Hearing
An important Congressional subcommittee held a hearing today on domestic drone use. Members and witnesses didn't just rehash familiar concerns; they dug deeper to explore how advanced surveillance technology has become, and the realShow More Summary
This Week in Civil Liberties (05/17/2013)
In which state was a Heights High School senior class president suspended and banned from delivering his scheduled convocation speech because of a harmless tweet? Which political group was unfairly targeted for aggressive enforcement...Show More Summary
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (05/17/2013)
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the highest it's ever been in U.S. history. And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public safety, fairness and cost-effectiveness. Show More Summary
A Duty to Protect Lives
This post was originally featured on philly.com. In 1929, Clara Bell Duvall died in Pittsburgh from complications of an illegal abortion. She left behind a grieving household - five young children, an overwhelmed husband, and her own parents were devastated by their loss. Show More Summary
What the Government Says When It Says Nothing
On May 8, the ACLU released a slew of government documents obtained from the FBI, U.S. Attorneys' offices around the country, and the Justice Department's Criminal Division concerning the government's access to the contents of private electronic communications. Show More Summary
It Is Time to Modernize Discriminatory HIV/AIDS Laws
While science has vastly advanced since the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic more than 30 years ago, the ways in which many criminal laws treat people living with HIV look like throwbacks to the dark days of the past when fear and...Show More Summary
Scholars to Senate: Prolonged and Indefinite Immigration Detention is Unconstitutional and un-American
While most countries accept the return of their citizens if the United States orders them deported, several refuse to take back them back, either because of a lack of formal relations with the U.S. ( Cuba, for example), or simply because...Show More Summary
Open Letter to the Corrections Corporation of America after 30 Years of Locking People Up for Profit
What do I have to say to the Corrections Corporation of America? After 30 years, CCA should be ashamed. For thirty years, CCA's profits have grown because more people are behind bars. For CCA, the fact that America incarcerates moreShow More Summary
Bringing Marriage to "Modern Family"
You might be asking yourself: What does Modern Family have to do with an upcoming landmark Supreme Court case about the freedom to marry? Well, the ACLU launched a campaign today urging Modern Family's producers to script a wedding episode for popular gay characters Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker. Show More Summary
With Historic Law, Maryland Offers Model to Address National Problem of Inequity in School Facilities
There is a hopeful story being written today in Baltimore City, a story that began with an all-too-familiar plot: school buildings without sufficient heat, air conditioning, adequate lighting or drinking water—perennial barriers to learning that most children and teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools have had to deal with daily. Show More Summary
Congress Takes Much Needed Step Forward on Over-Criminalization
Earlier this month, a high school honors student named Kiera Wilmot was charged with felony discharge of a weapon on school property. Her crime? Creating her own science experiment. When Kiera mixed several household chemicals together...Show More Summary
In Disturbing Trend, Kansas School the Latest to Punish Student for Harmless Tweet
In Kansas, joking about sports can be hazardous to your high school graduation. Wesley Teague, the senior class president at Heights High School in Wichita, Kansas, found this out the hard way. In a gently mocking 48-character Twitter...Show More Summary
DOJ's AP Phone Logs Grab Highlights Renewed Need for Shield Law
Although the president's press secretary noted yesterday then-Senator Obama's support for a federal shield law to protect reporters from having to disclose their sources, he failed to mention how the White House deep-sixed a comprehensive shield bill back in 2009. Show More Summary
Momentum Continues to Build for Narrowing ENDA's Religious Exemption
The momentum behind efforts – strongly supported by the ACLU – to narrow the current sweeping, unprecedented religious exemption in ENDA continues to build. As it stands, ENDA's religious exemption – which would extend far beyond churches,...Show More Summary
Kill, Kill, and Kill Again: Rushing to Execution Heightens Risks of Fatal Error in Florida
Florida will start this long, hot summer with a bang. The state has announced that in the coming months it intends to strap three separate men down, open their veins, paralyze them, and force deadly chemicals into their hearts untilShow More Summary
Federal Judge: Only Powered Off Cell Phones Deserve Privacy Protections
A federal magistrate judge in New York recently ruled that cell phone location data deserves no protection under the Fourth Amendment and that accordingly, the government can engage in real-time location surveillance without a search warrant. Show More Summary
Baloney! A Message to the Women in Combat Naysayers
On January 24, 2013, we saw a great victory for U.S. servicewomen when the Department of Defense announced it was ending the ban on women serving in ground combat roles. As the Pentagon and the armed services begin implementing the change in policy, there are many issues that must be resolved, and we'll be keeping a close eye on the process. Show More Summary
Three New Marriage States in Two Weeks – All Eyes Are On You, Illinois!
Yesterday, Minnesota became the 12th state in the country to approve a law allowing same-sex couples to marry. This comes on the heels of Rhode Island and Delaware approving freedom to marry laws in the last two weeks, and historic victories at the ballot box in Maine, Maryland, and Washington last November. Show More Summary