Racial Justice
The Racial Justice Program aims to preserve and extend the constitutional rights of people of color. Committed to combating racism in all its forms, our advocacy includes litigation, community organizing and training, legislative initiatives, and public education. More
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2/25/2010 | Kansas & W. Missouri, Missouri - Eastern | Affirmative Action
Political Operative Abandons Latest Attempt To Decimate Equal Opportunity In Missouri
2/22/2010 | Education
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2/8/2010 | South Dakota | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
ACLU Challenges Illegal Disfranchisement Of American Indian Voters In South Dakota
2/2/2010 | Maryland | Racial Profiling
Maryland Court Orders State Police To Turn Over Racial Profiling Records
1/20/2010 | New York | Juvenile Justice
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Abusive Police Practices In New York City Schools
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ACLU Submits Statement On Aviation Security To Key Senate Committees
3/12/2010 | New York | Education
Bob Herbert: ‘The Mistreatment of Students by NYPD Demands Attention’
3/3/2010 | Colorado, Texas | Due Process, Human Rights, Immigrants' Rights, Immigration Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Violence Against Women, Women's Rights
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11/12/2009 | Idaho | Conditions of Confinement
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10/27/2009 | New Hampshire | Racial Justice, Unequal Justice
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11/8/2009 | Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice, Women's Rights
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3/16/2010 | Ex-Offenders, Felon Enfranchisement
ACLU Statement Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties in Support of the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 3335)
3/10/2010 | Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Sentencing and Penalties
Justice Roundtable Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Support for S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009
3/8/2010 | Employment, Racial Justice
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2/25/2010 | Missouri - Eastern | Affirmative Action
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