News & Commentary
Apr 12, 2017
Bullies in Blue: Origins and Consequences of School Policing
Over the past 50 years, our schools have become sites of increased criminalization of young people—a disturbing fact that is even truer for poor Black and Latino communities. Today, police officers assigned to patrol schools can legally use physical force on students, arrest and handcuff them, and bring the full weight of the criminal justice system to bear on kids who are simply misbehaving. The primary role of police in schools is to enforce criminal laws, and virtually every violation of a school rule can be considered a criminal act if viewed through this police-first lens.
Apr 12, 2017
The First Amendment Looks Especially Beautiful in Arabic
The ACLU's First Amendment campaign reminds us that Muslims and Arabs are protected by the Constitution too.
Apr 12, 2017
What Individuals Should Do Now That Congress Has Obliterated the FCC's Privacy Protections
Congress voted to nuke broadband privacy, but there are a few limited steps we can still take to protect our data.
Apr 10, 2017
Reverence for the Confederacy has No Place in Modern Mississippi
By Katherine Klein, Equality for All Advocacy Coordinator
Apr 07, 2017
What Does Mike Pence's 'No Girls Allowed' Rule Have In Common With School Dress Codes and Single-Sex Classrooms? Exclusion, Shaming, and Victim-Blaming
Much like Mike Pence's dining policy, school dress codes based on sex are discriminatory and wrong.
Apr 05, 2017
People Power Activists Are Already Confronting the Powers That Be From Coast to Coast and Demanding Freedom Cities
In just over three weeks, People Power activists have set up nearly 200 meetings with police to fight for Freedom Cities.
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