Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body; Groups Charge U.S. Lagging
By Jessica Weisman and Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK – The Biden Administration has been urged by a…
U.S. Appeals Court Temporarily Places Stay on Biden’s Plan for Student Debt
By Brianna Gonzalez Ulloa LOUIS, MISSOURI — On Oct. 21, 2022, the Biden administration was ordered to…
Biden Pardons Simple Marijuana Possession
By Sofía Orduña WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Thursday, October 6, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a pardon for…
Faith Groups Call for Biden Administration to Overturn Actions of Trump in Deportation Regulations Harming 300,000 People
By Daniella Espinoza and Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, DC – After about 16 months of ongoing negotiations, nearly…
ACLU Speaks Out Against CBP After Video Shows Officers Shooting Migrants Surfaces
By Talia Kruger and Nicole Mayer NEW YORK, NY – The ACLU released statements this week attacking…
DHS Secretary Mayorkas Under Pressure as Hundreds of Religious Leaders and Organizations Assail Asylum Restrictions Instituted at COVID Start
By Paloma Sifuentes and Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition this week sought to…
Reversal of Student Loan Relief Guidelines and the Need for Change within the Financial Aid System
Evan Vuccia/AP via NPR By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — As of Sept. 29, 2022,…
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6,…
Updated COVID-19 Booster Targeting Omicron Subvariants Marks a Valuable Milestone in the Pandemic
By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — A newly approved booster targeting Omicron subvariants is forecasted to…
President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act Into Law
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—This month, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 5376, the historic Inflation Reduction…
The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons
By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing…
Student Opinion: For Now, the Cost of Brittney Griner’s Release Is Too High
By Emmett Chan MOSCOW — WNBA Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was recently caught in the middle…
Sunday Commentary: January 6 Hearings Prove Trump Really Was Trying to Overturn an Election
By David M. Greenwald Washington, DC – We now pretty much know what we thought we knew…
ICE Scales Back Detention Centers; Notes Abuse, Other Conditions – ACLU Applauds News
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week announced plans to…
Commentary: Republicans Attack Innocence Project Attorney, Calling Her Soft on Crime
By Rory Fleming On paper, Nina Morrison is eminently qualified to be a new judge for the…
Guest Commentary: The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Why does the Biden administration’s Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in…
Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify…
Biden Administration Pre-Christmas Surprise: Overturns Trump-Era Prison Home Confinement Memo, Draws Big Praise from Once Critical ACLU
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC – ACLU released a statement late last week praising the Biden administration’s…
ACLU Sues Biden Administration over Failure to Provide Sufficient Records of Plans for Incarcerated Still on COVID Crisis Home Confinement
By Sonam Hundal WASHINGTON, DC – Under the CARES Act, thousands of incarcerated people were placed on…
ACLU Helps Chinese American Scientist File New Complaint against Alleged Racially-Biased Investigation
By Angelina Sang NEW YORK CITY, NY – A Chinese American scientist who said she was unlawfully…