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Teach Kids Not Stereotypes

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 10:23am
Today, we are sending demand letters to school districts in Florida, Maine, Virginia, West Virginia, Mississippi, and Alabama insisting that they take steps to end ... Read More

One Thing Maine, Virginia and Arizona Have in Common: Opposition to the NDAA

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 10:46am
This week, the House Armed Services Committee has turned its attention back to the National Defense Authorization Act and began working on this year's bill. You ... Read More

Maryland Legislature to Employers: Hands Off Facebook Passwords

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 4:13pm
Maryland just passed the nation's first-ever bill barring employers from asking for the social media passwords of job applicants and employees. Read More

The Results From Our Nationwide Cell Phone Tracking Records Requests

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 1:38pm
The ACLU has released the results of our public records requests to hundreds of police departments asking about their cell phone tracking policies. What we have ... Read More

Yes, the States Really Reject Real ID

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 3:21pm
Remember that time when Congress passed a law that tried to create a national database of drivers' information and turn drivers' licenses into national ... Read More

Angry About the National Defense Authorization Act?

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 4:16pm
Now's the time to do something about it. We've just released a new toolkit with resources to help you fight the NDAA in your community. Read More

Single-Sex Education Will Not "Save" Minority Boys

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 1:24pm
Imagine you’re a principal confronted with these facts: according to a 2010 report, the dropout rates for Black and Latino males are well above 50 percent in ... Read More

ACLU Lens: Google's New Privacy Policy

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 2:41pm
Google is following you. Yesterday evening, Google announced a new privacy policy effective March 1. Read More

About Those Facebook Privacy Settings...

By Allie Bohm, ACLU at 3:11pm
So, you’ve done it all right. You’ve meticulously chosen your Facebook privacy settings so that only your closest friends can see the most personal ... Read More
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