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Tell Congress to Pass the Smith-Amash Amendment to the NDAA

Tell Congress to Pass the Smith-Amash Amendment to the NDAA

05/16/2012 – The amendment makes clear that the U.S. is off-limits to indefinite military detention and that military commissions cannot be used for civilians in the United States.

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Protesting NATO: What to Know About the Secret Service and H.R. 347

Protesting NATO: What to Know About the Secret Service and H.R. 347

05/14/2012 – Know before you go: what the newly passed H.R. 347 means for NATO protestors' rights.

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ACLU v. CCA: The Private Prison Debate Challenge

ACLU v. CCA: The Private Prison Debate Challenge

05/10/2012 – Even as for-profit facilities lock up nearly 130,000 prisoners and take in billions of taxpayer dollars each year, these prisons remain shrouded in secrecy. The time has come for a ...

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ACLU Campaigns

Safe Communities, Fair Sentences
America’s criminal justice system should keep communities safe, treat people fairly, and use fiscal ...
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Protecting Civil Liberties In The Digital Age
Since 9/11, the privacy rights of Americans have come under a sustained assault that would have been hard ...
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Keep America Safe & Free
Ten years after 9/11, our nation still faces the challenge of remaining both safe and free. Our choice is ...
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Defending Targets of Discrimination
A new kind of intolerance is creeping into our country—one that shrouds its true identity and uses the law ...
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