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LAST CHANCE TO STOP ABORTION BILLS
This is our last chance to stop these bills. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TODAY AND TOMORROW: Tell them lawmakers should not interfere in women's personal decisions. TAKE ACTION. Thes
ACLU of Arkansas to Defend Women and Families at the State House This Week
Little Rock – The ACLU of Arkansas and other advocates of women’s health will be defending Arkansan women and families at the state house this week.
Who Really Won the Election? Democracy Did.
On Tuesday, despite the massive hurdles put in front of voters since 2010 – citizens nonetheless, fought through voter suppression tactics, misinformation, long lines, then longer lies, and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to have their voices heard and votes count.
ACLU Opposes ICE Extending Agreements Delegating Immigration Authority to Arkansas Police Departments
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NYCLU Report from OWS Anniversary Protests
Approximately 3,000 protesters from across the country amassed in New York City’s financial district to celebrate Occupy Wall Street’s one year anniversary. Refusing to be deterred by the barricades and checkpoints that precluded them from entering the area by the New York Stock Exchange, protesters broke into numerous roving marches, chanting, singing and throwing confetti. The NYPD’s response to many of these marches was more tempered than previously observed in other Occupy protests, and a fair number of arrests were the result of civil disobedience.
FOIA Documents Show FBI Was Watching Occupy Protestors, Some Docs Still Secret on National Security Grounds
Just shy of the one-year anniversary of the inaugural Occupy Wall Street protests, the ACLU of Northern California obtained initial documents from the FBI about surveillance of Occupy demonstrations in the region (see the FBI’s response here).
U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Arizona Law Strikes Down Three Key Parts of the Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 25, 2012 Little
Spanish language resources on US Supreme Court decision on Arizona Immigration Law
http://www.miaclu.org/ is now updated with a Spanish language press release on the home page and at this link:http://www.miaclu.org/en/unidos/la-aclu-anuncia-una-campa%C3%B1-nacional-para-detener-la-sb-1070-y-leyes-similares-en-respuesta--0Also, Andre Segura's Spanish know your rights video is also on the home page:http://www.miaclu.org/en/unidos/video-de-conozca-sus-derechos-sb1070-y-el-tribunal-supremo
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