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Jul 21, 2020

Blog: The Price for Free Speech: Teetering between Hong Kong and America

Racial Justice

June 2020 marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the Hong Kong protest. In the past year, students in Hong Kong joined hands with suited professionals, stay-home moms, and seniors to resist against...

June 2020 marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the Hong Kong protest. In the past year, students in Hong Kong joined hands with suited professionals, stay-home moms, and seniors to resist against...

Jun 18, 2020

ACLU Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold DACA

Immigrant Justice

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and jeopardize the lives of 700,000 DACA recipients.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and jeopardize the lives of 700,000 DACA recipients.

Jun 16, 2020

Blog: We Won, What's Next?

LGBTQ+ Equality

Yesterday, Aimee Stephens, Don Zarda, and Gerald Bostock won. The LGBTQ+ community won. Hope, justice and humanity won. The Supreme Court ruled that it was against the law to fire our clients — fire anyone...

By Julian Camera, Lead Organizer (He/Him/His)

Yesterday, Aimee Stephens, Don Zarda, and Gerald Bostock won. The LGBTQ+ community won. Hope, justice and humanity won. The Supreme Court ruled that it was against the law to fire our clients — fire anyone...

By Julian Camera, Lead Organizer (He/Him/His)
Jun 5, 2020

Blog: Support the Law Enforcement Integrity and Accountability Act

Criminal Legal Reform

Our country is devastated by the frequent deaths and injuries of hundreds of Black and Brown people at the hands of the police. Police officers are entrusted to protect and serve the community and should be...

Our country is devastated by the frequent deaths and injuries of hundreds of Black and Brown people at the hands of the police. Police officers are entrusted to protect and serve the community and should be...

May 29, 2020

ACLU Responds to Minneapolis Police Killing George Floyd

Racial Justice

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota are jointly calling for a fair, independent, and transparent investigation following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of...

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota are jointly calling for a fair, independent, and transparent investigation following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of...

May 27, 2020

Stories of Redemption

Criminal Legal Reform

Colorado's redemption campaign is working to safely bring home people incarcerated in Colorado's prisons.

Colorado's redemption campaign is working to safely bring home people incarcerated in Colorado's prisons.