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Jun 18, 2021
Sidewalk: The Next Frontier Of Amazon’s Surveillance Infrastructure
A panopticon-style surveillance system like this is a nightmare for civil rights and civil liberties.
Jun 14, 2021
Stop Criminalizing Poverty
The system of fines and fees to collect revenue for local governments is broken. It’s time for us to let our governments know our demand: No more taxation through citation.
Jun 06, 2021
Defending Speech We Hate
The record demonstrates the ACLU’s unwavering commitment to First Amendment rights for all.
Jun 03, 2021
ACLU-MN Sues Minneapolis, MPD on behalf of MNCOGI Over Policy that Hides Police Misconduct
The city of Minneapolis and its police department are willfully subverting our state’s Government Data Practices Act by withholding public data about disciplinary action taken against police for serious misconduct, according to a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Minnesota on behalf of MNCOGI.
May 28, 2021
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
A horrific act of racism-fueled mob violence took place 100 years ago. Why don't more people know about it?
May 26, 2021
The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities
Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.
May 25, 2021
The Movement to End Police Violence 1-Year after George Floyd’s Murder
One year ago today, George Floyd was brutally murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparking the largest protests in American history. What has changed in the year since Floyd’s murder and that uprising?
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