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Purging critical journalists is an attack on free expression. The First Amendment protects Musk’s right to do this even if it’s a terrible decision. Twitter should reinstate these accounts immediately.
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Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.
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BREAKING: We're suing New York State for failing to properly fund public counsel in five upstate counties. A historic settlement in 2014 mandated constitutionally adequate representation for New Yorkers who cannot afford a lawyer - but the State has violated that agreement.
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Good. Now declassify the torture report.
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The @USNatArchives has posted 12,879 documents subject to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (#JFK Act). To access the released documents, go to: archives.gov/research/jfk/r
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The US continues to lag behind other nations in translating global human rights promises into actual domestic policies. Nearly all our democratic partners have their own domestic human rights monitoring bodies — it’s time for our country to catch up.
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NEW: We’re calling on the Biden administration to explore creating a National Human Rights Institution to implement US human rights obligations. Our government has neglected decades of landmark human rights treaties for far too long. We need accountability.
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Strict voter ID laws exclude millions of Americans without a qualifying ID from the polls. Politicians should be making it easier and more accessible to vote — not harder.
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If signed into law, HB 458 will radically alter the way in which Ohioans cast their ballot. This photo ID requirement for voting will be one of the strictest in the country. It must be stopped. We urge @GovMikeDeWine to veto this bill. cleveland.com/news/2022/12/l
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The clock is ticking to find the perfect gift! Take 30% off the entire store and make sure to order today to receive it by the 24th. Shop now at ACLU.org/gifts 🎁
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Yesterday, with the stroke of a pen, Governor Brown commuted Oregon's death row, sparing 17 people from execution by the state. Clemency provides governors the power to embrace redemption instead of retribution. They must use this power.
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President Biden has repeatedly voiced his commitment to protecting the fundamental right to seek safety in the US. Reviving a Trump-era ban that cuts off life-saving access to asylum for all migrants not from Mexico would do the opposite.
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There is no democracy without equal, fair representation for all.
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Clemency is a powerful tool for governors to right the egregious wrongs of our criminal legal system. We commend Governor Brown for using her power. Other governors must follow suit.
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The death penalty is: ▪️ Racist ▪️ Unjustly applied to people with intellectual disabilities and people with serious mental illness ▪️ Costly ▪️ Ineffective at deterring crime Most of all, it is a colossal, inhumane failure of the American criminal legal system.
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BREAKING: Oregon Governor Kate Brown has used her power of clemency to commute the state's death row, sparing 17 people from being executed by the state. The death penalty is cruel and unconstitutional.
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Dissent is patriotic. We have a right to disagree and dissent with those in power and demand a better world.
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Politicians shouldn’t get to make decisions about our bodies. Abortion is our right.
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In Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court has the chance to reject radicalism and reaffirm the fairness of our elections and the power of our state constitutions. The court must take this opportunity. Anything less is putting our democracy in grave peril.
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