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Jan 13, 2015

Should Officers Be Permitted to View Body Camera Footage Before Writing Their Reports?

Free Speech and Pluralism

Update below

A police officer wearing a body camera shoots a...

By By Peter Bibring, Director of Police Practices for the ACLU of Southern California

Update below

A police officer wearing a body camera shoots a...

By By Peter Bibring, Director of Police Practices for the ACLU of Southern California
Jan 12, 2015

'Transparent' Winning a Golden Globe Is a Big Deal. But It's Also Not Enough

Being transgender can be a lifelong battle against erasure.

We are erased by families who tell us we cannot be who we are; erased by governments who prevent us from obtaining identification that...

By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU

Being transgender can be a lifelong battle against erasure.

We are erased by families who tell us we cannot be who we are; erased by governments who prevent us from obtaining identification that...

By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU
Jan 12, 2015

My Name Is Magaly: Community Leader, Homeowner, Taxpayer, and Undocumented Mother

I was 23 years old when I crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with my husband, aunt, and cousin.

Before we came to the United States, we lived in a community in Veracruz. My husband was in the Mexican...

By By Magaly

I was 23 years old when I crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with my husband, aunt, and cousin.

Before we came to the United States, we lived in a community in Veracruz. My husband was in the Mexican...

By By Magaly
Jan 12, 2015

DOJ Solidifies Protection for Transgender Rights

While the American workplace is often notoriously inhospitable to transgender Americans, the federal government last month moved decisively to change that. ...

By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

While the American workplace is often notoriously inhospitable to transgender Americans, the federal government last month moved decisively to change that. ...

By By Ian S. Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Jan 9, 2015

Getting Gitmo Down to Zero

On January 11, 2002, the first prisoners were slammed into hastily assembled cages at the Guantánamo Navy base, and men then streamed in from across the globe. Typically brought into custody without even...

By By Chris Anders, Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

On January 11, 2002, the first prisoners were slammed into hastily assembled cages at the Guantánamo Navy base, and men then streamed in from across the globe. Typically brought into custody without even...

By By Chris Anders, Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
Jan 9, 2015

A Lesson From Ferguson: Driving While Black Leads to Jailed for Being Poor

The tragic killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last August has brought much needed attention to the ...

By By Nusrat Choudhury, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program

The tragic killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last August has brought much needed attention to the ...

By By Nusrat Choudhury, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program