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Nov 18, 2021
We Must Get Racism Out of Automated Decision-Making
Artificial Intelligence systems are developed in ways that don't adequately take into account existing racism, sexism and other inequities. This results in invisible, but very real discrimination.
Nov 12, 2021
ICE’s Detention Oversight System Needs an Overhaul
Effective oversight and transparency are not enough, we need to shut down ICE's mass immigration detention machine.
Nov 11, 2021
North Dakota is trying to censor classroom discussion
House Bill 1508 has no place in our schools.
By Libby Skarin
Nov 09, 2021
Stop-and-Fingerprint Can’t Become the Next Stop-and-Frisk
The Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments in an ACLU appeal challenging unconstitutional fingerprinting by police on the street.
Nov 09, 2021
Civil Liberties and Vaccine Mandates: Here’s Our Take.
Far from compromising civil liberties, vaccine mandates actually further civil liberties. They protect the most vulnerable among us, including people with disabilities and fragile immune systems, children too young to be vaccinated and communities of color hit hard by the disease.
Nov 08, 2021
The Final Religious Request of a Man on Death Row is in the Supreme Court’s Hands
Texas won’t allow pastor to pray aloud or “lay hands on” John Ramirez as he dies.
Nov 08, 2021
How the FBI Spied on Orange County Muslims – And Attempted to Get Away With It | American Civil Liberties Union
In 2006, the FBI sent an informant to pose as a convert and spy on one of the country's largest Muslim communities.
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