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06/17/2011

Supreme Court Says Cops and Courts Must Consider Child’s Age in Miranda Warnings

By Aziz Ahmad, Racial Justice Program & Julian Letton, Racial Justice Program at 4:39pm

Yesterday the Supreme Court rejected North Carolina’s effort to deprive a 13-year-old student his Miranda rights. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in J.D.B. v. North Carolina that police and courts must consider a child’s age when determining whether that child should be read Miranda rights. The ACLU filed an amicus brief in the case.

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06/14/2011

Wisconsin Segregates Students with Disabilities; Race to Follow

By Aziz Ahmad, Racial Justice Program & Aziz Ahmad, Racial Justice Program & Richard Muniz, Reproductive Rights Fellow, ACLU of Illinois at 6:10pm

Under Milwaukee's 20-year-old school voucher program ? the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), parents have a "choice" between two publicly funded school systems. Parents can either send their children to the city public schools or apply a publicly funded voucher to attend private schools, which are often religious. In the last school year, Milwaukee parents enrolled more than 20,000 children in private school using vouchers.

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06/14/2011

Wisconsin Segregates Students with Disabilities; Race to Follow

By Aziz Ahmad, Racial Justice Program & Aziz Ahmad, Racial Justice Program & Richard Muniz, Reproductive Rights Fellow, ACLU of Illinois at 6:10pm

Under Milwaukee's 20-year-old school voucher program ? the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), parents have a "choice" between two publicly funded school systems. Parents can either send their children to the city public schools or apply a publicly funded voucher to attend private schools, which are often religious. In the last school year, Milwaukee parents enrolled more than 20,000 children in private school using vouchers.

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