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Homeless in the home of the brave

By Hector Villagra, Executive Director

September 13, 2012

GRAPHIC: How the government simultaneously confirms AND denies targeted killing

By Brett Kaufman, Legal Fellow, ACLU National Security Project

September 13, 2012

It's time to dump California's death penalty by passing Prop. 34

The state's death penalty already effectively has been abolished. The question now is whether we should keep throwing away tax money on a broken system.
By George Skelton

September 12, 2012

A sheriff with his head in the sand

By Margaret Winter, National Prison Project Director and Peter Eliasberg, ACLU of Southern California Legal Director

September 11, 2012

New results from our nationwide cell phone tracking records requests

By Allie Bohm, ACLU Nationwide

September 11, 2012

Students say they've been denied the right to read

Eight Detroit-area public school students returning to classes this week are plaintiffs against a school system they say has failed them.

September 6, 2012