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Federal Court Rules Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Violated U.S. Constitution

PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions to target Latinos, a federal district court said today.

Kanye West, "New Slaves" and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit

05/24/2013 – Projecting his latest music video onto the sides of 66 buildings around the world over the weekend, Kanye West debuted his new song...

Immigration Reform: Week Three Is History (And Earlier Than Expected!)

05/24/2013 – We were prepared for trench warfare in the third week of deliberations over the landmark immigration...

Standing Up for the Rights of Students to Free Expression

05/24/2013 – I have zero tolerance for schools that punish students for exercising their First Amendment rights. Students like Wesley Teague, who joked about his school's athletic department and ...

An Unexpected Reaction: Why a Science Experiment Gone Bad Doesn't Make Me a Criminal

05/23/2013 – After model student Kiera Wilmot was arrested and removed from her high school for doing a science experiment on school property...

Another Abortion Ban? You’ve Got to be Kidding Me

05/23/2013 – Earlier this week, in a case brought by the ACLU, the ACLU of Arizona, and the Center for Reproductive Rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit struck down an extreme ...