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Jan 17, 2017

ACLU of MS Responds to Governor's State of the State

Equality & Equity of Access

Below is ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley Collins' response to the Governor's State of the State Address - January 17, 2017:

As the state celebrates its 200-year mark, the...

Below is ACLU of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley Collins' response to the Governor's State of the State Address - January 17, 2017:

As the state celebrates its 200-year mark, the...

Jan 17, 2017

Why Are DC Police Keeping Their Body Cameras Off During Inauguration and the Women's March?

By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

A lot of social media activity has come to our attention...

By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

A lot of social media activity has come to our attention...

Jan 12, 2017

WATCH: In His Former Life as Alabama's Attorney General, Jeff Sessions Abused His Power and Was Read the Riot Act Over It

Sessions overzealously prosecuted a case that a judge called the worst example of prosecutorial misconduct he had ever seen.

By ACLU

It is now well-known that ...

Sessions overzealously prosecuted a case that a judge called the worst example of prosecutorial misconduct he had ever seen.

By ACLU

It is now well-known that ...

Jan 9, 2017

Why is the Death of a Community Member not a Top News Story?!?

Equality & Equity of Access

It is time for this state to ensure protections for all Mississippians.

By Jennifer Riley Collins, Executive Director

 

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It is time for this state to ensure protections for all Mississippians.

By Jennifer Riley Collins, Executive Director

 

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Jan 9, 2017

Trump and Sessions: Great for the Private Prison Industry, Terrible for Civil Rights

Criminal Justice Reform

With Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, the private prison industry will have a direct line to President Trump.

By Carl Takei and Katie Egan

Donald Trump’s victory has been nothing...

With Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, the private prison industry will have a direct line to President Trump.

By Carl Takei and Katie Egan

Donald Trump’s victory has been nothing...

Jan 4, 2017

Legislatures Gear Up to Target Transgender People. We Gear Up to Fight Back.

Equality & Equity of Access

By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU LGBT & HIV Project

 

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By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU LGBT & HIV Project

 

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