NEW STUDY: A Correlation between Politics and Capital Punishment
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – There appears to be a strong correlation between capital punishment and…
Truthout Op-Ed: Biden Offered No Alternative in Debate to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – In 2020, “the U.S. experienced some of the largest protests in…
Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Denied Parole Again After 50 Years in Prison
By Elena Fasullo NEW YORK, NY- On June 10, Native American activist and member of the American…
Detroit Police Receive Facial Recognition Technology Training after Lawsuit Agreement
By Perla Chavez DETROIT, MI – ACLU, in a statement last week, chronicled that as a result…
Inmate Executed in Texas for a Crime Committed 20 Years Ago at Age 18
By Aria Jalan AUSTIN, TX – The execution of Ramiro Gonzales by the State of Texas last…
ACLU: Supreme Court of Texas Ruling Means Texas Trans Youth Continue to Be at Risk
By Vy Tran Austin, TX — The Supreme Court of Texas last week blocked attempts of overturning…
NY Times Calls on Biden to ‘Leave the Race’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In a move that illustrated how profound the dynamics of the…
Fireworks and Questions: 1st Presidential Debate of the Campaign
By Aria Jalan ATLANTA, GA – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Thursday took the…
Death Row Opponents Condemn Execution of Oklahoma’s ‘Longest Serving Death Row Prisoner’ Richard Norman Rojem, 66
By Kapish Kalita OKLAHOMA, OK – Richard Norman Rojem, 66, was executed by the state of Oklahoma…
Commentary: The Calls for Biden to Step Aside Will Grow Louder Now
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon Going to the…
ACLU Joins ACLU of Texas in Effort to Overturn Peaceful Protesters’ Criminal Charges
By Sarah Chayet WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU of Texas and the ACLU announced Tuesday they are…
REPORT: The United States, Individual States, Global Leaders in Incarceration
By Aria Jalan NORTHAMPTON, MA – Across all the democratic nations worldwide, the US has the highest…
Delaware House Passes Bill Challenging Use of the Death Penalty in State; Measure Moves to Senate
By Enola Gueta DOVER, DE – Nine months following a controversial bill introduced in the Delaware House…
Law Prof: 1973 Texas Law Still in Effect, Determining Death Penalty Cases
By Melinda Kukaj AUSTIN, TX – Texas is the only state in the country requiring a jury…
Saga Ends: WikiLeaks Founder, Human Rights Darling Julian Assange Takes Plea Deal/Time-Served
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, DC – In a plea deal with the…
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Announces Reorganization with New Gender Justice and Advancing Justice Divisions
By Kaylynn Chang OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has announced a reorganization of…
U.S. Lawmakers Attempt to Thwart Effort to Use Comstock Act of 1873 to Ban Abortion Nationwide
By Ebenezer Mamo WASHINGTON, DC – In the U.S. House and Senate last week, lawmakers from both…
ACLU-NJ Applauds NJ Governor’s Clemency Order
By Rajesvi Deora NEW JERSEY – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) recently released a…
In State Department v. Muñoz, U.S. Supreme Court Rules 6-3 against Allowing U.S. Citizen’s Husband to Obtain Visa
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled 6-3, along conservative/progressive lines,…
University of Vermont Fires 10 Center of Health and Wellbeing Staff Members; Union Criticizes Move
By Elena Fasullo and Helen Shamamyan BURLINGTON, VT – University of Vermont (UVM, for University of the…
