REMINDER: Every single line on your ballot matters. We are following key races across the country in states like California, Oklahoma, and Florida. nytimes.com/2020/11/02/us/…
In California, voters can vote YES on Prop 16 to overturn a ban on affirmative action and bring racial equity to the state.
Prop 16 will allow all Californians — especially Black, Brown, and Asian communities — to have an equal shot at fair wages, good jobs, and quality schools.
In Oklahoma, voters can vote YES on SQ 805 to limit extreme sentencing.
Current state sentencing laws have forced a person to serve 33 years in prison for writing $400 worth of bad checks, and a mother was sentenced to 15 years for stealing basic necessities from a Walmart.
Florida voters in Miami-Dade county will be able to weigh in on immigrants' rights through their mayoral race.
The next mayor will have a big say in how immigrant communities are treated and if local collaboration with ICE will continue.
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In 3 key sheriff races — Charleston, South Carolina, and Cobb and Gwinnett Counties in Georgia — voters supported holding the police accountable, promoting racial justice, and ending local collaboration with ICE. ⤵️
Charleston ousted a 32-year incumbent sheriff in favor of reforming the criminal legal system and eliminating programs that detain and deport immigrants.
We've scored 26 victories in 20 states and Puerto Rico to safeguard the right to vote this year.
Together, these are home to more than 154 million Americans and wield 247 votes in the Electoral College.
Here's how we've prepared for the 2020 election.
We at the ACLU and our state affiliates and chapters have been working around the clock for months — and years — preparing for this election, to protect and expand your access to the ballot this election season.
We're living through a pandemic, economic crisis, fight for racial justice, and an election season.
The only thing we can be sure of this week is that this Election Day will most likely look, feel, and be different than previous years.
Tonight we filed an amicus brief with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, urging the Supreme Court to review and reverse an appeals court decision ruling that the Constitution permits police officers to suffocate and kill a shackled and handcuffed arrestee.
This is what happened to George Floyd — except the victim here — Nicholas Gilbert, was locked in a jail cell, shackled and handcuffed when officers applied asphyxiating pressure to his back until he died.
We urge the Court to adopt a clear rule that police and guards cannot use asphyxiation against fully restrained individuals who pose no threat to the officers or others.
A judge is forcing Kentucky’s Attorney General to release tapes of the grand jury proceedings in the case against Breonna Taylor’s killers — the case that resulted in zero charges related to her death. abcn.ws/2Gd5qqt
This is the right decision, and here’s why the AG should stop delaying and release the tapes. ⬇️
Grand juries are supposed to protect defendants by remaining secret until a charge is levied. They are also meant to function as a citizen check on the prosecutor.
But while grand jury secrecy can protect the rights of those charged, it can also obscure injustice.
President Trump is set to announce his nomination to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today.
Last night, our board of directors adopted a resolution urging the Senate to delay a vote on the Supreme Court nomination until after the next president is inaugurated.
This isn't about any particular nominee, but the Senate's process to assess a nominee for confirmation. Here's why.
Any Supreme Court Justice will have a lasting impact on civil rights and liberties for decades. An adequate vetting process of a nominee requires time and careful deliberation.
Under the circumstances, that cannot be accomplished before the election.