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DETENTION
Government Further Delays Release of Crucial CIA Inspector General Report
The government announced it will not release a reprocessed version of the report before August 31. This is the government's fourth request for an extension. The ACLU opposes the request for an additional two-month delay.
> Obama Administration Should Not Revive Military Commissions
> "Extraordinary Rendition" Victim Still Held in Morocco Based on Torture Confession
> Submit Evidence of Torture to the DOJ, Demand Accountability
LGBT RIGHTS
DOJ Will Not Appeal Veteran's Victory In Transgender Discrimination Case
The decision signals commitment of the Obama administration to protecting transgender workers from discrimination.
> Case Profile: Schroer v. Library of Congress
RACIAL JUSTICE
New Report Finds Racial Profiling Still Pervasive
Bush-era policies are a major cause of the disproportionate stopping and searching of racial minorities by law enforcement agencies.
> Podcast: Dennis Parker, Director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program, Talks About Racial Profiling
> High Court Rules Firefighters Unfairly Denied Promotions Because of Race
> Missouri Judge Strikes Down Attempted Ban On Equal Opportunity Programs
> State Department Agrees to Fair Passport Issuance to Mexican Americans
SUPREME COURT
U.S. Supreme Court Declares Strip Search Of 13-Year-Old Student Unconstitutional
The court ruled that school officials violated the constitutional rights of Savana Redding, who was 13 years old when school officials strip-searched her based on a classmate's uncorroborated accusation that she previously possessed ibuprofen.
> ACLU Summary of the 2008 Supreme Court Term
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