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Jan 9, 2015

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

By Nusrat Choudhury, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program

The tragic killing of teenager Michael Brown in...

By Nusrat Choudhury, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program

The tragic killing of teenager Michael Brown in...

Sep 24, 2014

Three Years in a Cage. No Charges and No Lawyer.

By Brandon Buskey, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

Octavious Burks has been waiting for 10 months.

He's...

By Brandon Buskey, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

Octavious Burks has been waiting for 10 months.

He's...

Jul 25, 2014

Continuing the Conversation After Arizona's Execution

By Alison Steiner, President, ACLU of Mississippi Board of Directors

"The capital punishment system is discriminatory and arbitrary and inherently violates the Constitutional ban...

By Alison Steiner, President, ACLU of Mississippi Board of Directors

"The capital punishment system is discriminatory and arbitrary and inherently violates the Constitutional ban...

Nov 11, 2011

Reality Check

By Nsombi Lambright, ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director

Tuesday was a very emotional day for me. I began my work that day by voting. I always measure voter turnout (and potential problems) by...

By Nsombi Lambright, ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director

Tuesday was a very emotional day for me. I began my work that day by voting. I always measure voter turnout (and potential problems) by...

Sep 20, 2010

We are Here Without Fear, and We Want Our Sisters Free

So, my friends and I went to the Scotts Sisters Rally and March this Wednesday. There were a lot of things going on, a sea of people, posters, and banners. I went to represent my school, Tougaloo College...

Sep 17, 2010

Free the Scott Sisters!

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