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Immigration April 10, 2025

Supreme Court’s decision on deportations gave both the Trump administration and ACLU reasons to claim a victory − but noncitizens clearly lost

by Rebecca Hamlin, UMass Amherst and Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump has claimed victory at the…

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2022 Elections December 2, 2022

UPDATED: SPLC, ACLU file suit over latest round of unreceived Cobb County absentee ballots

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union filed legal action late last night with Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill over what they describe as…

Georgia July 27, 2022

ACLU, doctors open new legal front to challenge Georgia anti-abortion law

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 26, 2022 A new attempt to stop Georgia’s anti-abortion law has been filed in…

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Cobb County January 22, 2020

ACLU says Cobb Sheriff in potential violation of U.S. Constitution

In a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia stated that alleged absence of clean drinking water at the Cobb County Adult Detention…

Cobb County January 19, 2020

Cobb Sheriff pens response to jail water quality concerns after ACLU issues statement

After the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia alleged in a scathing news release that prisoners at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center were left without clean water for drinking…

Immigration June 2, 2025

Surge of ICE agreements with local police aim to increase deportations, but many police forces have found they undermine public safety

by W. Carsten Andresen, St. Edward’s University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During his first few months in office, President Donald Trump has been establishing…

Equity & Justice May 30, 2025

Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

by Rodney Coates, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Few issues in the U.S. today are as controversial as diversity, equity and inclusion –…

Immigration May 5, 2025

From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian activists: The evolution of politically motivated deportations

by Rick Baldoz, Brown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The recent deportation orders targeting foreign students in the U.S. have prompted a heated debate…

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Health Care April 25, 2025

A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens

This article by Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago April 24, 2025 He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago…

Justice April 23, 2025

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

by Andrea Seielstad, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned…

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Superior Court June 16, 2025

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