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Feb 22, 2017
ACLU Challenges Milwaukee Police Department’s Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk Program Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling
For the Last Eight Years, the Milwaukee Police Department Has Subjected Tens of Thousands of Innocent People to Unconstitutional Stops and Frisks, Disrupting Their Daily Lives Because They Are Black or Latino
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Collins et al. v. The City of Milwaukee et al.
Feb 21, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump's Mass Deportation Instructions
NEW YORK — The Trump administration today released instructions implementing its mass deportation executive orders. ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Feb 18, 2017
ACLU Statement on Leaked Trump Immigration Enforcement Plans
NEW YORK — Joanne Lin, American Civil Liberties Union senior legislative counsel, issued the following statement on President Trump’s leaked immigration enforcement plans: â€...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Feb 16, 2017
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Block of State’s 24-Hour Mandatory Delay for Abortion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a victory for abortion access, the Florida Supreme Court today blocked a law that prevents a woman who has decided to have an abortion from obtaining the p...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Gainesville Woman Care, LLC v. State of Florida
Feb 16, 2017
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Florist Discriminated Against Same-Sex Couple by Refusing Wedding-Related Service
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court today ruled that a florist in Richland violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when she denied service to a same-sex couple f...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Feb 15, 2017
ACLU to Trump Administration: Don’t Target ‘Dreamers’
NEW YORK — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested Daniel Ramirez Medina, an individual living in Seattle, Washington, who was granted Deferred Action for Chi...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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