Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people, most ever in a day
Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden said Thursday he had commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned ...
Rising use of generative AI by police is a threat to Americans' civil liberties, ACLU warns
In a six-page white paper released Dec. 10, the nation's largest civil rights group warns that the implementation of popular ...
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State and local leaders warned to set up ‘firewalls’ against Trump administration — here's why
The American Civil Liberties Union is urging state and local officials to enact a “firewall” of laws and policies to protect ...
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Governor Hobbs Faces Backlash Over Readiness for Death Penalty Resumption
Arizona's death penalty debate intensifies with questions on the state's readiness and the firing of a critical judge by Gov.
Vanessa Stine: Close the Moshannon Valley immigration prison, Mr. President
Frankline Okpu, a Cameroonian national who was being detained at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County, was ...
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The Bipartisan Bill Fighting Trump’s Attempts to Silence Critics
Raskin and Kiley’s bill, the “Free Speech Protection Act,” would allow people being sued over speech acts to file a special ...
ACLU highlights the rise of AI-generated police reports — what could go wrong?
The American Civil Liberties Association (ACLU) is sounding a warning about the use of AI in creating police reports, saying ...
Pregnant SC mother & activist who got a 4-year prison sentence for protesting is set free
Now that she’s free, and backed by the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, here’s what she plans to do in the ...
What the US Supreme Court will consider when it rules on gender-affirming care for trans children
In 2023, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law Tennessee Senate Bill 1, known as SB1. SB1 bans gender-affirming medical care for trans people under the age of 18.
Pueblo inmates illegally jailed for contempt of court have been released
Five inmates were released and one had his sentence reduced after a Pueblo judge ruled the city's contempt of court charging ...
ACLU urges state, local leaders to set up ‘firewalls’ against new Trump administration
The ACLU issued a five-point plan for how state and local leaders can fight civil rights abuses they expect by ...
She Was Separated From Her 1-Year-Old at the Border. The Government Wouldn’t Tell Her Why.
U.S. officials can withhold their rationale in family separation cases that relate to national security. There have been ...