Federal judge issues stay to stop deportation of Iraqi immigrants
Temporary stay by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith is based on those being deported -- who are mostly Christians -- could possibly face danger when sent back to Iraq
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Dashcam video shows police officer punching driver
Anthony Promvongsa says he "did not even have the opportunity to take off my seat belt before I was literally blindsided with this unnecessary attack"
Psychologist says work for CIA caused him "torment"
Comments were from Bruce Jessen's videotaped depositions; he's one of two psychologists sued by ACLU over CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program
ACLU sues DOJ to find out more about spy statute
Most Americans who are surveilled under the statute "will never know that the government has secretly been watching them," says the ACLU
Immigration agents arrest dozens of Iraqi Christians in Detroit
About 100 people protested after at least 40 people were arrested in Detroit, advocates say
Mass. AG tells charter school to end ban on braided hair extensions
Sisters Deanna and Mya Cook say they were punished because they wore braided hair extensions to school
Complaint filed over school's hairstyle policy
The ACLU filed a complaint against what it says is a discriminatory policy at Malden's Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
YMCA changes breastfeeding policy after mother files lawsuit
Elizabeth Gooding sued a YMCA in Rhode Island Friday, claiming staff wouldn't allow her to breastfeed in public
ACLU lawsuit says police unfairly target black residents
ACLU says police illegally search, detain, arrest black residents without reasonable suspicion
Trump signs "Religious Liberty" order to "defend freedom of religion"
Trump signs executive order he says will "defend freedom of religion and speech in America"
Students sue to hang pro-abortion rights sign at school
Indiana high school students say anti-abortion group was allowed to hang sign for 10 days last year
Parents win battle over toddler’s last name "Allah"
Georgia officials initially declined the name because it doesn't match the either of the parents' names
Why 21,000 drug convictions may be thrown out
This would be the largest dismissal of criminal convictions in U.S. history, according to the ACLU
Transgender issue overshadows school board election
Candidates in election have promised to roll back policy that allows transgender student to use girls’ facilities
Federal judge blocks abortion ultrasound mandate
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt rules requirement is likely unconstitutional, creates "clearly undue" burdens
Civil liberties groups urge DHS to not require log-in info as part of "extreme vetting" procedures
DHS Secretary John Kelly had suggested the department would consider the collection of passwords as part of new requirements to enter the U.S.
Supreme Court sides with girl, 13, in dispute over service dog
Ehlena Fry, a Michigan girl with cerebral palsy, has battled school officials for the right to bring her service dog to class
Police department hit with stop-and-frisk lawsuit
ACLU alleges that the Milwaukee Police Department has a stop-and-frisk policy that disproportionately targets minorities
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump travel ban
White House spokesman Sean Spicer released a statement late Friday saying they “will file an emergency stay" to "defend the executive order"
ACLU attorney fighting travel ban taking feds back to court
Lee Gelernt says the government is not cooperating with a federal judge's order
The story behind the man honored in today's Google Doodle
The Doodle comes only three days after President Trump issued an order banning citizens of seven Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
Google launches immigration crisis fund
The effort could raise up to $4 million for groups such as the ACLU and others working for immigrant and refugee rights
Poor paying the price as the cost of justice goes up
Many states are imposing crippling fines as a way to close budget gaps, and those who can’t pay can end up behind bars
ACLU suing town over cross display on decorations
Indiana chapter of the ACLU argues that the Christian symbol on display in the Knightstown town square violates the First Amendment; and the man who filed the suit wants it removed
Prison officials visited CIA "dungeon," kept no record
Bureau of Prisons officials who inspected a CIA detention site in Afghanistan described it as “not inhumane,” despite seeing detainees who naked and shackled for days “in a facility that was described to be 45 degrees Fahrenheit"
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Russian envoy says visit to Iran aimed at averting return to war
France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control
Zelenskyy says it's Putin who wants an endless war, not him
Federal actions around voting system expand weeks ahead of midterms
Ex-OpenAI worker who allegedly planted bug contacted Saudi royal
Trump signs executive order on women's health
