ACLU
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After 9/11, she worked for the ACLU, representing the Sikh community in a series of discrimination lawsuits.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Attorneys from the ACLU, Seton Hall University and the Center for Constitutional Rights are representing the families in Massachusetts federal district court.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026
The ACLU, along with other legal groups, is representing the men in their lawsuit.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2025
Civil rights groups, including the ACLU, have condemned the administration's actions.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
When I first joined the ACLU, no one imagined that the Racial Justice Project would focus its attention on criminal justice reform.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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