Jun 6, 2021
Blog: Defending Speech We Hate
Has the ACLU lost its way?
Has the ACLU lost its way?
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Apr 14, 2021
Blog: A Letter from June Fraser Thistle
I am writing to ask you to support SB21-062 because had this bill been law, it could have saved my son’s life. Our son, Jerid Jason Thistle, was a loving son and father. He struggled with an addiction to...
I am writing to ask you to support SB21-062 because had this bill been law, it could have saved my son’s life. Our son, Jerid Jason Thistle, was a loving son and father. He struggled with an addiction to...
Apr 13, 2021
Blog: Marvin Booker
My brother, Marvin Booker, was 56 years old when he was killed. Marvin was a peaceful street preacher who also struggled with mental illness and drug use. None of this changed the fact that he was a kind...
My brother, Marvin Booker, was 56 years old when he was killed. Marvin was a peaceful street preacher who also struggled with mental illness and drug use. None of this changed the fact that he was a kind...
Mar 16, 2021
Blog: Counselors, Not Cops: Heidi Laursen and her son, J.L.
As the mother of four children with four different personalities and learning styles Heidi Laursen was used to wearing different hats to advocate for her kids.
As the mother of four children with four different personalities and learning styles Heidi Laursen was used to wearing different hats to advocate for her kids.
Mar 10, 2021
Blog: Counselors, Not Cops: Shandie Harris and her son, J.J.
Shandie Harris fears for her son J.J.’s life every day. As a six foot tall, 230 pound young Black man, teachers and law enforcement often see 16-year-old J.J. as a threat. J.J. has autism and learns at a...
Shandie Harris fears for her son J.J.’s life every day. As a six foot tall, 230 pound young Black man, teachers and law enforcement often see 16-year-old J.J. as a threat. J.J. has autism and learns at a...
Mar 9, 2021
Blog: Counselors, Not Cops
On March 9, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Douglas County family whose 11-year-old son, A.V., was handcuffed, restrained in the back of a police car for hours, injured, traumatized and held on $25,000...
On March 9, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Douglas County family whose 11-year-old son, A.V., was handcuffed, restrained in the back of a police car for hours, injured, traumatized and held on $25,000...
