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Watch This Clueless White Dude Realize How Privilege Works

Thanks to a little help from SNL comedian Sasheer Zamata.
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Former CIA Detainees Are Suing The Psychologists Who Developed The Torture Program

An ACLU lawyer representing the former detainees says the Senate torture report is "really why our clients are able to pursue this case.”
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How Police Could End Up Making Body Cameras Mostly Useless

Will body cameras be a tool for police reform? Only if bad policy doesn't get in the way.
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One Of Nation's Largest Homeless Camps Is Getting Cleared Out

The Hawaii camp was home to many who had lived there for years, despite sporadic sweeps.
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP

Handcuffing Little Kids May Not Be 'Reasonable,' Says Obama DOJ

School resource officers, DOJ lawyers wrote, "must respect the constitutional and statutory rights of the citizens they serve."
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Judge: Honolulu Can Continue To Clear, Seize Homeless Property

"The city can’t continue along this path, thinking that this is the solution to the homelessness," said one of the ACLU attorneys who filed the lawsuit.
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press

Listen In As New Hampshire Judges Send Poor People To Jail

“Being poor is not a crime in this country," says the ACLU.
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Federal Court Weighs Whether To Immediately Halt NSA Spying

The court previously found the program illegal in May, ruling that the Patriot Act did not authorize the National Security Agency to install such sweeping surveillance.
By Joseph Ax, Reuters

Want Your Tubes Tied At A Catholic Hospital? Try Threatening To Sue.

Mercy Medical Center denied one woman's request to be sterilized after giving birth.
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Kids Get Handcuffed At School More Often Than You Think

It's alarming how many instances you can find with a quick online search.
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